Fall in Covid cases and deaths, as focus turns to reopening education

Nphet's Professor Philip Nolan signalled that a continued fall in Covid numbers may pave the way for a phased reopening of education from March. Picture: Larry Cummins

A continued decline in the number of new Covid infections and deaths could pave the way for a phased reopening of education from March onward.

A further 15 deaths due to Covid and 1,247 new infections were confirmed today, bringing the total number of deaths to 3,307 and the total number of cases to 196,547 to date.