One million people download Ireland's Covid tracker app

HSE chief Paul Reid confirmed the app now had one million registered users. He said on Twitter: "The app won't make you immune to the virus but it can help to reduce the risk. Let's keep it going."

"The app is an important tool to support our contact tracing systems. It has the potential to reduce the time that people are active in the community with infection, which will have a significant impact on the transmission of the disease. — Paul Reid July 8, 2020 Today it was announced there had been no further deaths from Covid-19 while four deaths have been de-notified, bringing the death toll here to 1,738.

Nine of the 12 patients with confirmed Covid-19 are in critical care beds, with seven of these on ventilators.In addition to this capacity, there are five paediatric CCU beds free and 17 private critical care beds available.In Northern Ireland, there have been no coronavirus deaths recorded for the fifth consecutive day, meaning the official death toll remains at 554.

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