Fears over PCR test delays as Ireland reports record 23,281 Covid cases

Queue at the Covid test centre at the Cork Airport business park .Picture: Eddie O'Hare/file

The Department of Health has today reported 23,281 cases of Covid-19  - a new daily record since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020.

As of 8am today, 656 people are hospitalised with Covid-19, with 85 patients being treated in ICU.