'Situation remains precarious': Covid-19 death toll hits 4,000

A dummy Covid-19 swab. File picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Ireland's Covid-related deaths total has now risen above 4,000 this evening following the confirmation of a further 57 Covid-related fatalities by the Department of Health. 

In total, 4,036 deaths related to the virus have been recorded since the outbreak began.