COVID19 UPDATE: 9 additional deaths, 37 new cases

A further 9 people with Covid-19 have died here, and 37 new cases of the virus have also been confirmed.

It's the lowest number of new cases since the Department of Health started releasing figures.

The death toll is now 1,606 while there are 24,698 total confirmed cases.

Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Tony Holohan, has an update on some of the latest cases: