Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said he thinks a government could be in place by the end of June or early July (Photocall Ireland/PA)A FURTHER one person has died from Covid-19 in Ireland, bringing the death toll to 1,706. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been notified of eight confirmed cases of Covid-19. There is now a total of 25,303 confirmed cases in Ireland. No new coronavirus-related deaths were recorded in Northern Ireland for four days in a row earlier this week while two deaths were reported on Saturday. There were new seven new confirmed cases of the virus reported on Sunday, bringing the total to 4,848 since the pandemic began.

Source: Irish Independent June 14, 2020 13:07 UTC