'No fatalities' as 13 Irish peacekeeping troops contract Covid

The Defence Forces has confirmed that among the 580 or so Irish troops serving overseas at any one time in up to up to 13 countries, a total of 13 soldiers have contracted the virus. Picture: AP

Just over a dozen Irish peacekeeping troops have contracted Covid-19, it has been confirmed.

The UN Security Council announced last night there have so far been 2,486 cases of Covid-19 among all UN personnel and 24 deaths.