HPSC reports rise in number of Covid-19 outbreaks in private homes

There were 172 outbreaks reported in private homes up until last Saturday, April 24 - an increase of 26 on the previous week's total. File Picture

The number of outbreaks of Covid-19 in private homes increased last week, according to data from the Health Protection and Surveillance Centre (HPSC).

An outbreak occurs when two or more linked Covid-19 cases are reported in a given setting.