Covid-19: Eight deaths, 499 cases, and positive test in Limerick prison

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan. File picture: Stephen Collins /Collins Photos Dublin

There has been eight more deaths from Covid-19 with 499 new cases of the virus in Ireland, while there has also been a positive case detected in Limerick Prison. 

The National Public Health Emergency Team has revealed that the death toll from the virus in Ireland now stands 1,940 and the total number of cases is at 64,538.