Coronavirus: One of three new COVID-19 deaths was of person in north-west

One of three new deaths from COVID-19 confirmed by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre in Dublin tonight was of a person in the north-west.

By The Newsroom

Published 27th Mar 2020, 22:09 BST

Updated 27th Mar 2020, 22:12 BST

The centre was informed on Friday that an additional three patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in the 26 counties had died.

One person in the north-west of the country and two females in the east, it said.

There have now been 35 deaths in Ireland - 22 in the south and 13 in the north.

On Friday the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced a range of new restrictions to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 illness.

He asked citizens to stay at home from midnight until Easter Sunday except to carry out essential work, to shop for food and vital goods, for medical reasons, and in other exceptional and limited circumstances.

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