As fresh Level 5 restrictions come into effect amid record case numbers, here are five key points from the last Department of Health briefing of 2020. 4,000 additional cases in system Prof Philip Nolan said that there are as many as 4,000 additional positive cases in the system, which have yet to be reported.
He said in recent days over the festive period, there were "very few people" presenting for tests, which meant fewer positive tests coming from labs.
He said they estimate there is "somewhere in the region of 4,000 positive tests" reported in the past 2-3 days which have yet to be formally confirmed as cases. "Simply put, this system was not designed to report 2/3/4,000 tests per day, and it is going to take several days to confirm all