Covid-19: Further six deaths, 23 additional cases

The Department of Health has announced that a further six people diagnosed with Covid-19 in Ireland have died.A further 23 cases of the virus have also been confirmed, bringing the overall number to 25,565.

The R number - which indicates the number of people on average that an infected person will pass the virus on to - last week stood at between 0.6 and close to 1. Speaking at a Government briefing this morning, Assistant Secretary at the Department of the Taoiseach Liz Canavan also said work is under way to reintroduce health services that were reduced or suspended as a result of pandemic.

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