Eight more people have died from Covid-19 in Ireland and 295 new cases have been diagnosed today. There have now been 54 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland.
There are now 2,910 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Republic. Northern Ireland's Department of Health announced the death of another person who had contracted Covid-19 today.
Since yesterday, 123 new cases have also been confirmed in the North. In total, 22 people have died after contracting Covid-19 and 533 people have been diagnosed with the virus in the region.
Around 80% of cases of Covid-19 will be a mild to moderate illness, close to 14% have severe disease and around 6% are critical.