A letter circulating online appearing to confirm Ireland's second case of coronavirus is fake, health chiefs have said.
The Department of Health has issued a statement debunking the hoax letters which are doing the rounds on social media.
The department also confirmed that there is still only one case of Covid-19 in the country.
It tweeted: "We are aware of fake letters circulating regarding confirmed case of #Covid19 .
"There is one confirmed case of covid-19 in Ireland. If further confirmed cases arise, Dept. of Health will notify the public.
"Please be wary of misinformation."
Ireland's first case was confirmed on Saturday evening after a schoolboy from Scoil Chaitriona on Mobhi Road, North Dublin contracted the disease.
The school has been shut for 14 days in a bid to prevent the virus from spreading.
The affected pupil is in quarantine at a Dublin hospital while all students at the school are being told to self-isolate for the two week incubation period.
Over 90,000 people worldwide have contracted the disease which has killed more than 3,000.
