Teenager among 101 Covid deaths confirmed by Nphet

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan: "Although we have seen great improvement in the level of infection being reported, we have a long way to go and incidence needs to decline much further." Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin

The National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) has confirmed the deaths of 101 people from Covid-19, the highest number of deaths announced in a day since the pandemic began.

The grim milestone came alongside news of another 879 cases of the coronavirus, the first time the daily rate has fallen below the 1,000 mark in over a month.