Highest Covid cases since January creates uncertainty about what lies ahead

As of 8am yesterday, 493 Covid-19 patients were hospitalised, of which 90 were in ICU.

The government cannot rule out the return of Covid-19 restrictions as case numbers reach levels not seen since the deadliest wave of the virus last January.

A further 3,726 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed last night — the highest Ireland has seen since mid-January, and the 11th highest daily figure since the pandemic began.