LATEST: No further deaths but 56 new cases of virus, 29 workers at Tipperary mushroom plant test positive
There have been no further coronavirus-related deaths but 56 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening.
It means the overall death toll as a result of the virus remains at 1,774. There are now 27,313 confirmed cases of the virus across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET).
No new infections have been recorded in Kilkenny, the Department of Health confirmed.
Reports earlier revealed no fewer than 29 workers at a mushroom plant in neighbouring county Tipperary have tested positive for the virus.
Walsh Mushrooms employs 170 people at its plant outside the village of Golden.
One employee tested positive for Covid-19 last week, after which further testing was carried out. As a result, a total of 28 more workers at the facililty have tested positive since Friday.
The news has caused a lot of concern in the area. However, local Fine Gael Senator Garret Ahern told RTÉ News it is hoped the outbreak has been contained within the plant.
“The indications are positive that it has been,” he said.
