Three more people die from Covid-19 in the north west

Nearly a thousand positive tests for coronavirus were reported last night, bringing the total number of cases in the Republic to 10,647.

3 more people died in the north west and a further 28 in other parts of the country bringing the total number in the country to 365.

527 new cases have been confirmed here and another 465 by a lab in Germany bringing the total number nifected with Covid-19 to 10,647.

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan says until a vaccine is mass-produced, there will still be social distancing.

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