Local public health teams need to be reinforced to defeat Covid-19

Local public health teams need to be reinforced before Covid-19 restrictions can be eased, according to an infectious disease expert.

12 more deaths were confirmed last night, while another 1,024 cases were detected.

There were 15 additional cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Sligo in the latest set of figures, 47 in Donegal and <5 in Leitrim.

Professor Sam McConkey of the RCSI says every public health team in the country needs an IT upgrade and a serious boost in manpower.

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