Department of Health confirms 337 new Covid-19 cases

THERE have been 337 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland today.

Due to the recent ransomware attack on the HSE systems, county-by-county data is not available.

At the moment, there are 89 patients in Irish hospitals receiving treatment for Covid-19, 34 of whom are in intensive care settings.

Earlier today, no further deaths and 54 new cases were reported in Northern Ireland.

There have been 2,153 Covid-19 related deaths in Northern Ireland since the outbreak.