Nphet reports 50 more deaths and 3,498 new cases as Covid casualties top 2m worldwide

Earlier this week figures revealed that Ireland has the world’s highest incidence of new Covid-19 cases per million people.

A further 50 deaths of Covid-19 patients have been reported by the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet). This brings to 2,536 the total number of deaths in the pandemic.

Nphet also reported 3,498 confirmed cases of the disease, bringing to 166,548 the total number of cases in the Republic.