Public health officials warn Covid trends 'a cause for considerable concern'

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan; Professor Philip Nolan, chair of Nphet's Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group; and Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn at Wednesday afternoon's Covid-19 update press conference at the Department of Health. Picture: Colin Keegan/ Collins Dublin

Almost one in 10 recent Covid-19 cases in the State are travel-related, public health officials have said.

It comes as they warn the rate of infection is increasing by 2% to 4% daily. Some 783 cases of Covid-19 were reported on Wednesday.