Covid-19: 1,466 new cases confirmed as hospitalisations decrease by 17

9,835 people tested positive for the virus during the first week of September - an 18% decrease on the amount recorded during the last week of August. FIle Picture: PA

A further 1,466 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed this afternoon by Department of Health officials.

As of this morning, there were 311 people with Covid-19 hospitalised - a decrease of 17 on Friday’s total.