1,789 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed as Government announce updates to vaccine rollout

Health officials have said case data is subject to retrospective change as the result of future validation. File Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

An additional 1,789 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed by officials at the Health Protection Surveillance Centre this evening.

As of this morning, 360 Covid-19 patients were hospitalised - 56 of whom were being treated in intensive care, an increase of two on yesterday’s figure.