HSE chief executive expresses concern with Covid figures

The HSE chief executive says he's 'very concerned' about the number of people in hospital with Covid-19

90 people are currently hospitalised with the virus, compared to 23 four weeks ago.

Paul Reid says there are 19 Covid cases in intensive care units, up from just eight a month ago.

In the latest figures published by Health Officials, there were no additional deaths from Covid-19.  There were 188 new cases confirmed with 21 of those cases being reported in Donegal.

19 cases first reported on Sunday were also confirmed to Donegal with 3 additional cases in Sligo and 2 in Leitrim.