HEALTH officials have confirmed 1,271 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
There were 297 patients with Covid-19 in hospital, including 59 in ICU, as of 8am today.
Yesterday, there were 1,453 new cases of Covid-19, 300 people with the virus in hospital and 60 in ICU.
The latest HSE figures show that there are 17 Covid-19 patients at Letterkenny University hospital, two of whom are in intensive care.
