PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS have confirmed 1,380 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
As of 8am today, 459 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 74 are in ICU.
Yesterday, there were 2,180 new cases of Covid-19, 406 people with the virus in hospital and 71 in ICU.
Deaths are being announced weekly due to the HSE data breach in May – as of Wednesday, 5,306 people have died with Covid-19 in Ireland.
This includes 26 deaths newly notified in the past week.
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