Increase in hospitalisations as 15,938 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed 

The HPSC said that it has today been notified of 9,186 PCR-confirmed cases of the virus while a further 6,752 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal on Thursday

A further 15,938 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed this afternoon by officials at the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC).

This is an increase on Thursday’s total of 11,682 new cases.