One case of Covid-19 was reported locally over the weekend.
No new coronavirus deaths have been reported in the latest update from the Department of Health, but 24 further cases have been confirmed.
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One new case was confirmed in Kilkenny since last Friday brining the county’s total to 355.
The figure for Carlow remains unchanged on 175 meaning the two-county total is now 530.
The latest department figures show a total of 1,735 Covid-19-related deaths in Ireland so far with a total of 25,462 confirmed cases.
The chief medical officer says a ‘worrying trend’ of new clusters of Covid-19 is developing in Ireland.
Dr Tony Holohan says the case numbers are rising as new clusters of infection have emerged.
