Sixteen more people have died from Covid-19 in Ireland bringing the overall death toll to 174. A further 370 cases of the coronavirus have also been diagnosed in the Republic.
There are now 5,364 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
In Northern Ireland, seven more coronavirus-related deaths were announced today bringing the total number of fatalities in the region to 70.
There has also been 69 new cases of coronavirus confirmed in the North, bringing the total number of cases there to 1,158.
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