11,380 new Covid-19 cases confirmed in Ireland

6,957 of today's new cases were were confirmed via antigen testing. File Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

A further 11,380 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed this afternoon by officials at the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC).

4,423 of the cases were recorded through PCR testing, while the remaining 6,957 were from positive antigen test results reported via the HSE’s online portal yesterday.