315 new Covid cases confirmed as pharmacists prepare to join vaccine rollout from tomorrow

Around 1,300 pharmacies will begin administering doses of the Johnson and Johnson jab from tomorrow. File Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

A further 315 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed by officials at the Department of Health this afternoon.

The number of people hospitalised with the virus is now 62 - an increase of four on Saturday’s figure.