Delays reported with testing as North West Covid figures reach 678



Doctors are still reporting significant delays with testing for Covid-19.

 

The head of the HSE says turnaround time from the swab being taken to a lab result is 2.4 days.

There are now 678 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the North west.

Latest figures released show 494 cases in Donegal, 116 in Sligo and 66 in Leitrim.

12 More people died in the Republic Of Ireland yesterday due to the Coronavirus

More than 4.1 million people across the world have now been infected.

The death toll has also risen to nearly 283,000.



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