539 new Covid-19 cases confirmed as Ireland reaches half a million vaccinations

The death toll from the virus is now 4,419, while there has been a total of 222,699 confirmed cases here.

A further 14 deaths related to Covid-19 have been confirmed by the National Public Health Emergency Team today as the country passed the 500,000 mark of vaccine doses administered.

Health chiefs said that nine of the deaths occurred in March, one occurred in February and four were in January or earlier.