Covid tests at highest level since January with Delta variant majority of cases

HSE CEO Paul Reid has urged people to present for a Covid-19 test if they are symptomatic. Picture: Sasko Lazarov / Photocall Ireland

The number of Covid-19 swab tests is increasing by 30% every week as the Delta variant accounts for the majority of new cases, the head of the HSE has warned.

Paul Reid said that the number of Covid-19 tests carried out on Monday was at its highest since January.