BREAKING: Kilkenny among 318 new cases of virus as one further death confirmed
One further person has died after contracting the coronavirus as 318 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening.
It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 2,023. There are now 70,461 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: 126 are in Dublin, 45 in Cork, 28 in Limerick, 21 in Donegal, 18 in Kildare with the remaining 80 cases spread across 18 other counties, including five further infections in Kilkenny.
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