By Kenneth Fox
A further 10 deaths and an additional 646 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed this evening by the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet).
7 of this evening's cases are in Waterford.
Four of the deaths reported this evening occurred in March, one in February, one in January and four are under investigation.
The median age of those who died was 67 years and the age range was 41 - 83 years.
With 10 further deaths tonight, there has now been a total of 4,518 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland.
Meanwhile, 100 people have died in Waterford because of Covid-19 since the outbreak began according to the latest release from the Central Statistics Office.
It shows that fewer than five Covid-19 deaths were recorded in Waterford during the week ending March 5th.
