Covid death toll nears 7,000 as 63 people die in past two weeks

A total of 1,407 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed through PCR tests. Picture: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie

The death toll from Covid-19 in Ireland is now nearing 7,000 as a further 63 people have died in the last two weeks, the latest data shows.

An update from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) shows that over the two-week period up to April 18 there were five Covid-deaths in Waterford, two in Cork, and one in Kerry.