HPSC says 70% of recent Covid cases were close contacts, as 259 new cases confirmed

A sign for a Covid testing centre on Shrewsbury Road in Dublin. File Picture: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos

A further 259 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed this evening by officials at the Department of Health.

The number of patients with Covid-19 in hospital has fallen by one to 76, of whom 27 are being treated in intensive care.