Nphet reports 68 more deaths and 556 new Covid-19 cases

Of the new cases, 163 are in Dublin, 45 in Limerick, 38 in Galway, 34 in Cork and 29 in Waterford with the remaining 247 cases spread across 20 other counties.

A further 68 deaths of Covid-19 patients have been reported by the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet). This brings to 3,752 the total number of deaths in the pandemic.

Nphet also reported 556 confirmed cases of the disease, bringing to 204,940 the total number of cases in the Republic.