Covid-19 figures
A further 28 people are confirmed to have died from Covid-19 in the Republic.
500 new cases confirmed today - highest figure recorded in a single day.
It now brings the death toll to 263 while the number of confirmed cases stands at 6,574.
Department of Health Covid 19 press briefing https://t.co/N8bgCtJZ4G
— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) April 9, 2020
There are now over 1.5 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the globe.
The virus, which has been spreading globally for 100 days, has claimed almost 90,000 lives.
It's now 100 days since the World Health Organisation was notified of the first Covid-19 cases, and since then it's spread to 192 countries and territories, infecting 1.5 million people and causing almost 90,000 deaths.
The US has been most affected, with 432,000 confirmed cases and over 14,000 deaths.
Latest figures show Europe is the worst-hit continent with 787,000 diagnosed cases and 62,000 fatalities.
Italy's death toll stands at over 17 and a half thousand, followed by Spain with over 15,000 deaths.
In France, where the number of fatalities is approaching 11,000, lockdown measures will extend beyond April 15th.
Another 765 people have died in England, down on yesterday - but takes the total to 7,248.
41 new deaths have been recorded in Wales - and 81 in Scotland.
