Taoiseach appointee Micheal Martin has urged ‘caution’ following the announcement of almost 1,200 new coronavirus cases on Friday.
Official figures say that there has been a 50% increase in daily numbers over the last two days of the working week alone.
The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) has now warned that Ireland could be looking at upwards of 2,000 more deaths by September as the Delta variant takes hold.
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