Nphet reports 54 more deaths and 1,006 new Covid-19 cases

Garda members on Covid-19 level 5 travel restirction checkpoint duty at Cork Airport. Picture: Dan Linehan

A further 54 deaths of Covid-19 patients have been reported by the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet). This brings to 3,794 the total number of deaths in the pandemic.

Nphet also reported 1,006 confirmed cases of the disease, bringing to 205,939 the total number of cases in the Republic.