Almost 60% of people say their mental health has suffered significantly during the pandemic

Women were more likely to report that their mental health and wellbeing had been negatively affected by the pandemic. File picture

Almost six in 10 people feel their mental health and wellbeing has been negatively impacted by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

That's according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), which  published some of the results of the fifth round of their ‘Social impact of Covid-19 Survey’ on Thursday.