Covid-19: 1,546 more cases and nine further deaths; big increase with 1,566 positive results in Northern Ireland

The Department of Health has confirmed 1,546 new cases of Covid-19 and 9 further deaths.

There have now been a total of 88,439 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 2,213 deaths related to the virus in Ireland.

According to rte

Today, the Covid-19 Lead for the Irish College of General Practitioners Dr Nuala O’Connor said there has been a 65% increase in GP referrals for Covid-19 tests in the last week.

Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Dr O’Connor said they would have referred approximately 25,000 people in the first week of December, but the fourth week saw nearly 70,000 referrals.

She said they are expecting a rise in case numbers as more of those referrals are processed.

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