One in four people who required critical care for Covid have died

Pictured a mural in Harolds Cross depicting a nurse signing a heart symbol with their hands and dressed in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).Photo: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie

A further 5,634 cases of Covid-19 have today been confirmed in what the Chief Medical Officer has described as "a concerning" number of cases.

Since June of this year, 1 in 4 people who had Covid-19 and required critical care sadly passed away, Dr Tony Holohan said.