Kilkenny among 938 new cases of virus as 13 further deaths confirmed

A further 13 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 938 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening.

It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 2,184. There has now been 82,155 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET).

The breakdown of the latest cases is as follows: 300 are in Dublin, 110 in Cork, 72 in Limerick, 68 in Donegal, 41 in Kildare with the remaining 347 cases spread across 21 other counties, including 16 new infections in Kilkenny.