Covid-19: Death toll in Ireland passes 2,000 mark

Earlier today, the public were told that the Government will announce details towards the end of next week for the lifting of Level 5 restrictions and the reopening of the retail sector.

Ireland has reached an unwanted milestone with 12 new deaths from Covid-19 meaning 2,006 people have now lost their lives as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre was also notified of 379 new confirmed cases of Covid-19, meaning a total of 69,058 confirmed cases of the virus have been detected here.