LAST UPDATE | Jun 27th 2020, 5:42 PM

HEALTH OFFICIALS today confirmed there has been a further 23 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.

The Department of Health also confirmed a further six people have died from the virus. 

It brings the total number of confirmed cases here to 25,437 while the death toll from Covid-19 in Ireland is now 1,734. 

Internationally, the US continues to experience a record number of new cases with Florida confirming nearly 9,000 cases in a 24-hour period. 

Here are today’s Covid-19 main points:

• Health officials have confirmed that a further six patients diagnosed with Covid-19 have died and there are 23 new cases of the disease in Ireland.
• The 33rd Dáil is sitting in the Convention Centre in Dublin today so a new Taoiseach can be elected. The centre was chosen as it will allow all TDs to socially distance.
• The very last scheduled Aer Lingus flight to bring personal protective equipment (PPE) into the State to help battle the Covid crisis landed in Dublin yesterday evening.
• Transport Minister Shane Ross has confirmed that driver testing will resume during Phase 3 over the coming three weeks but added that no date has been set. 
• As the country reopens, the public has been asking a lot of questions about the virus. We’ve answered a few of them here.
• Hairdressers and barbers will reopen on Monday but clients are going to have a very different experience. Here are what changes they should be expecting.

Here are today’s Covid-19 main international points:

• Boris Johnson warned people against “taking liberties” with social distancing rules as he said it could lead to the danger of a “serious spike” in coronavirus infections.
• Florida has banned drinking alcohol as the number of cases in the state spiked again.
• Politicians in the German region of North Rhine-Westphalia have reimposed lockdown restrictions in two districts after a spike in cases.
• A human trial for a potential Covid vaccine started in the UK this week.

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