'We cannot let our guard slip': Six further deaths and 456 new Covid-19 cases

Dr Holohan said that although progress has been made people must be mindful that the virus is still very active in the community.

There have been six additional deaths related to Covid-19, according to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC).

All six lives were lost in November. This brings the death toll in Ireland to 1,978.