17 new Covid cases in Longford as incidence rate remains high

Another 39 people have died with Covid-19 and there are 462 new cases.

207 of the cases are in Dublin, 29 in Cork, 26 in Meath, 20 in Kildare, 18 in Galway and the remaining 162 cases are spread across all other counties.

There are 460 people in hospital with the virus, which includes 107 in intensive care.

NPHET says the R number has at least remained stable and may even have decreased slightly.

17 new cases of Covid were confirmed in Longford today, six in Roscommon and fewer than five in Leitrim.