1,271 Covid cases confirmed as September marks highest monthly death rate since March

Dr Jack Lambert, Professor of Infectious Diseases at UCD, says we have to accept that Covid is with us for the long haul and people will continue to die. Picture: Andy Gibson.

There have been 1,271 Covid-19 cases confirmed this evening ahead of the country's pilot nightclub event.

The Department of Health reported 297 Covid patients in hospital, of which 59 are in ICU.