1,384 new Covid-19 cases confirmed in Ireland

The number of patients being treated in intensive care units is unchanged from yesterday at 74. Picture: Simon Dawson/PA Wire

Officials at the Department of Health have confirmed 1,384 new cases of Covid-19 this afternoon.

As of 8am this morning, there were 382 patients with the virus receiving treatment in hospital, an increase of 29 on Saturday’s figure.