1,978 Covid cases confirmed with infection rates 'rising across all age groups'

Deputy chief medical officer Ronan Glynn warned of rising Covid infection levels this evening. File picture: Collins 

Deputy chief medical officer (CMO), Dr Ronan Glynn, has warned of increased Covid-19 infection levels across the county and said public health officials have confirmed nearly 10,000 cases this week. 

The deputy CMO identified infection incident rates in Donegal, Monaghan, Mayo, Galway, Roscommon, Louth and Cavan as very high but said: "incidence is rising across all 26 counties".