Dr Tony Holohan

500 confirmed cases in Westmeath

There have now been exactly 500 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Westmeath.

The figure, up to midnight on Thursday, was released last night as the Department of Health confirmed the death of another 25 people with COVID-19

There have now been a total 1,286 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of 11am yesterday, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been notified of 343 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 21,176 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

A more detailed breakdown as of Thursday midnight, show there were 500 cases in Westmeath and 160 in Roscommon.