The HSE plan to clear the backlog of Covid-19 tests by the end of this week.
At it’s largest point, there was a build-up of around 35,000 tests to be analysed – which is now at 11,000.
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Currently across the country, the death toll stands at 334 – while the total number of positive cases in the Republic is 9,655.
HSE CEO Paul Reid says they hope to be up-to-date by the end of this week
