Number Of New Coronavirus Cases Expected To Continue To Rise Here

The Head of the HSE has said he expects Covid case numbers to continue to rise in the immediate future.

The Department of Health confirmed a five month high in case numbers yesterday.
783 new infections were reported and the Delta variant now accounts for 80% of the cases reported here.
Paul Reid says he's very concerned about how the forthcoming easing of restriction in the UK on July 19th will affect the spread of the variant here