Covid-19: 1,372 new cases and seven deaths 

Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr Ronan Glynn said nearly four times as many people have died with Covid-19 so far this month compared to all of December.

Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr Ronan Glynn said nearly four times as many people have died with Covid-19 so far this month compared to all of December.

So far this month, there have been 688 deaths associated with the virus compared to 175 deaths in December and 164 in November.