Two-thirds of Covid-19 deaths in December were in nursing homes and hospitals - CMO

Dr Tony Holohan. File picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

Two-thirds of deaths related to Covid-19 in December occurred in nursing homes and hospitals, the Chief Medical Officer has said.

In a letter dated December 28 to Health Minister Stephen Donnelly, Dr Tony Holohan confirmed that as of that day there had been 101 deaths in December and of these, 33 are associated with nursing homes outbreaks and 33 are associated with hospital outbreaks.