Tánaiste predicts up to 4,000 Covid-19 cases a day in next few weeks

Leo Varadkar said Ireland is well into its fourth wave due to the spread of the Delta variant but he is optimistic the health service will not be overburdened by any surge of infection. File picture: Larry Cummins

The Tánaiste has predicted up to 4,000 Covid-19 cases per day in the next few weeks.

It comes as a further 1,378 cases of the virus was confirmed by the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) on Wednesday.