The Irish Government has expressed “deep concern” at a spike in Covid-19 cases in the country.
Taoiseach Micheal Martin, Tanaiste Leo Varadkar, Green Party leader Eamon Ryan, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly and acting chief medical officer Ronan Glynn met on Sunday morning to discuss the situation.
It came after Ireland recorded 200 new cases on Saturday – the highest daily rise since the start of May.
A Government spokesman said: “The Taoiseach, Tanaiste, Green Party leader, Health Minister and acting CMO met this morning to discuss the evolving Covid-19 situation and to examine the recent spike in cases.
“They expressed deep concern at yesterday’s figures. There will be a further analysis of the situation ahead of the Cabinet Committee on Covid, which will meet again on Tuesday.”
There have been 27 further Covid-19 cases confirmed in Northern Ireland.
The cases take the total in the region since the outbreak began to 6,391.
The Department of Health dashboard that collates the coronavirus statistics does not update the death toll over the weekend. When last updated on Friday, the toll stood at 558.
