51 further deaths with 2,608 confirmed Covid-19 cases in Ireland

Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

More than 500 deaths related to Covid-19 occurred in January and health chiefs have said that "we can unfortunately expect this trend to continue" in coming days. 

The news came as the National Public Health Emergency Team confirmed there have been 51 further Covid-19 deaths in Ireland.