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1,459 new Covid cases confirmed as Dr Holohan outlines new contact tracing rules for schools

1,459 new Covid cases confirmed as Dr Holohan outlines new contact tracing rules for schools — Dr Holohan addresses the media at a Nphet presss conference on Covid-19. Picture: Collins

Sun, 26 Sep, 2021 - 14:25

Greg Murphy and Ciarán Sunderland

The Department of Health has confirmed an additional 1,459 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours.

There are 296 people in hospital, up 14, with 65 in ICU, unchanged from yesterday.

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