Maresa Fagan: Ireland among countries hardest hit by Covid-19 deaths

Ireland has a rate of 301 Covid-19 deaths per million population — the eighth highest rate in excluding small states. Maresa Fagan looks behind the figures

Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, and Dr Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, pictured at a Covid -19 update press conference at the Department of Health. Picture Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin