Covid-19: 52 further deaths, 866 new cases confirmed in Ireland

Speaking at this evening's briefing, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr Ronan Glynn said: he was "cautiously optimistic about the epidemiological situation across the country." Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

52 further deaths from Covid-19 have been confirmed this evening by Department of Health officials.

33 of these deaths occurred in February, 12 occurred in January, six were in December or earlier and one is still under investigation.