'We are still not at the peak of this wave': CMO warns as 1,592 new cases confirmed

Dr Tony Holohan, chief medical officer at the Department of Health has warned we have not yet reached the peak of this wave of the virus 

A further 1,592 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed this afternoon, with more than 318 people now in hospital with the virus.

There are now 60 patients in intensive care with the virus, with a median age of 55.