The Department of Health reported no additional deaths from coronavirus and 18 confirmed new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday. This is the fifth day of no reported daily deaths since the wave of infections peaked in mid-April and the first this month. The 18 new cases, the highest number of daily new infections in six days, brings the total number of known cases in the State to 25,527. There were 22 cases of the disease in hospitals and 11 confirmed cases in ICUs. Public health experts have warned a robust testing system to identify quickly and then isolate confirmed cases of Covid-19 is essential to preventing a second wave of the virus.

Source: The Irish Times July 06, 2020 00:22 UTC