LATEST: Kilkenny among 604 new cases of virus as 13 further deaths confirmed

A further 13 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 604 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening.

The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 4,666. There has been a total of 234,541 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: 224 are in Dublin, 45 in Donegal, 36 in Kildare, 34 in Limerick, 26 in Tipperary with the remaining 239 cases are spread across 20 other counties.

Less than five new cases of Covid-19 were again recorded in Kilkenny.

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