16/09/2020 Dr Ronan Glynn, Dr Colm Henry, and Professor Philip Nolan at a Covid -19 update press conference at the Department of Health. Picture Colin Keegan, Collins DublinThe Department of Health has been notified of 254 additional confirmed Covid-19 cases in Ireland, and three further deaths. There are now 31,799 confirmed cases of Covid-19, and 1,788 deaths linked to the virus. Read MoreOverall, 61pc are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case and 24 cases have been identified as community transmission. There are currently 73 confirmed cases in hospital, and there are 14 cases in ICU.

Source: Irish Independent September 16, 2020 17:29 UTC