Varadkar: True daily Covid-19 case number is over 4,000

The situation has "taken a turn for the worse" in terms of cases, he said, but the spike in hospitalisations is largely down to people being diagnosed with the virus in hospital.

The Tánaiste told Fine Gael meeting that the Covid situation had 'taken a turn for the worse' but the spike in hospitalisations is largely down to people being diagnosed with the virus in hospital. File picture

Covid cases are over 4,000 a day, but Nphet is not minded to reimpose restrictions, the Tánaiste has told a Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting.

Leo Varadkar said a backlog in cases is keeping the announced figures down, but the true figure is now over 4,000. However, he said that reimposing restrictions, while not being ruled out, is not on the agenda.