NPHET Member Says There's Concern That Some Covid-19 Figures Are 'Stubbornly Stuck'

A further 66 deaths were confirmed last night and 1,078 new cases

There is now a 5 day average of 885.

There are 882 people with the virus being treated in hospital and 170 in intensive care units.

Dr Mary Favier, former President of the Irish College of GPs and member of NPHET, says the numbers are reducing slowly: