Covid-19 latest: 9 new cases locally, new deaths fall to 10 in Ireland

There are nine new cases of people from Carlow Kilkenny being diagnosed with Covid-19.

The total in Kilkenny is up seven to 291 with two extra positive result in Carlow meaning there’s now 143 there.

The two-county total is now 434.

The Department of Health is reporting that 10 more people who were diagnosed with Covid-19 in the Republic have died.

It brings the death toll to 1,497.

159 new cases have been confirmed across the country – the overall total now stands at 23,401.oo