No further deaths and 456 Covid-19 cases as milestone 2m vaccine doses to be passed

A man walks past a mural of Freddie Mercury by Emmalene Blake, in Kingswood, Dublin. Picture Brian Lawless/PA Wire

The Chief Medical Officer has said that following public health guidelines remains the key objective as we continue to chart our way through the pandemic.

The Covid-19 death toll in Ireland remains at 4,937 as no further deaths were reported this evening.