NO FURTHER PEOPLE have died from Covid-19 in Ireland, the Department of Health confirmed this evening.

In a statement, it said that a further 61 cases of coronavirus have also been confirmed here, bringing the total number of cases to 27,969.

The death toll from Covid-19 in Ireland is 1,777.

Of today’s notified cases:

• 30 are men, 30 are women
• 67% are under 45 years of age
• 23 are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
• 16 cases have been identified as community transmission
• 39 cases are in Dublin, 13 are in Kildare and the remaining 9 cases are in Cork, Kerry, Laois, Limerick, Longford and Wicklow

“I know that at times we can all feel powerless against Covid-19. But we are not. Each of us has a range of simple tools at our disposal – knowing the risks, washing our hands, not touching our faces, keeping physically distant, avoiding crowds, limiting visitors to our homes, and wearing a face covering,” Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn said.

“But the most powerful tool of all remains our solidarity with one another – by encouraging each other to stick with the basic measures and by continuing to act and adapt together we can suppress the transmission of this virus once again.”

With reporting by Hayley Halpin