Covid cases jump in past week with 1,042 confirmed

There is a new COVID-19 variant (JN.1) circulating in Ireland.

The number of confirmed covid-19 cases in Ireland has increased by 60% in the past week, according to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC).

Latest figures show there were 1,042 confirmed cases recorded from June 16 to June 22, a jump from the 650 that were reported the previous week.