Covid-19: 17 deaths and 5,325 confirmed cases as Dr Holohan warns of 'considerable surge'

Health officials confirmed the latest Covid-19 case numbers this evening. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

A further 5,325 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Ireland by the Department of Health today.

This follows confirmation of 17 Covid-related deaths in the country. 16 of those deaths occurred in January.