Death rate will stay above 25 per day, Nphet warns

Transmission is now so high that 44% of all the Covid-19 cases in Ireland since the pandemic began were confirmed in the last 14 days.

The death rate from Covid-19 will continue at a high level in the days ahead, the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) has warned, as they declined to speculate on whether schools will reopen in February.

Transmission is now so high that 44% of all the Covid-19 cases in Ireland since the pandemic began were confirmed in the last 14 days.