581 new cases of the virus reported last night.
The Taoiseach says the Delta variant of Covid-19 is an ongoing concern and will be a 'slow-burner'.
He told his parliamentary party last night testing and tracing will be increased to try to address the highly transmissible strain.
The highest number of Covid cases in 76 days were reported yesterday, with 581 new infections.
Delta variant 'will be a slow burner', warns Taoiseach https://t.co/k5lZ2MpHVf
— Irish Examiner (@irishexaminer) July 8, 2021
Professor Emer Shelley, from the Royal College of Physicians, says we're at the start of the fourth wave.
Professor says the upward trend will continue, for several reasons.
The world's Covid-19 death toll has passed 4 million, according to the World Health Organisation.
Director-general Tedros Ghebreyesus says we are at a 'perilous point' in the pandemic.
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