Covid-19: 3,569 more cases and 63 deaths; health workers who are close contacts of a positive Covid-19 case called back to work

The Department of Health has confirmed 3,569 new cases of Covid-19 and 63 deaths.

There have now been a total of 159,144 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 2,460 deaths related to the virus in Ireland.

According to rte

Meanwhile, health workers who are deemed close contacts of a positive Covid-19 case but who have received a negative test have been called back to work in the health service.

Health Service Executive Chief Operations Officer Anne O’Connor said these close contacts were being monitored while at work by occupational health experts and having their temperature checked twice a day.

She said the decision was made due to the shortage of healthcare workers.

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