Ireland's Covid-19 death toll reaches 5,000 as 448 cases confirmed

As NIAC advice was only delivered on Monday, he said it would stand to reason that NPHET did not have the advice

Dr Tony Holohan, said it is vital everyone continues to follow public health guidelines in order to surpress the rapid Delta variant. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Ireland's Covid-19 death toll has reached 5,000, with two further fatalities reported today.

A further 448 Covid cases has been confirmed to the Department of Health, and 44 people have been hospitalised with the virus, of which 14 are in intensive care.