LATEST: 22 new cases of virus confirmed in Kilkenny

There has been no further coronavirus-related deaths as 242 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening.

The overall death told as a result of the virus remains as 2,099. There are now 74,468 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 follow: 76 are in Dublin, 27 in Donegal, 22 in Kilkenny, 16 in Galway, 14 in Louth with the remaining 87 cases are spread across 18 other counties.