Number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Mayo jumps by 12 to 48

THE number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Mayo has increased to 48.

The figure was measured at midnight last Monday and published this evening by the Department of Health.

It represents an increase of 12 from the statistics recorded last Sunday, which were published yesterday.

The rise reflects the escalation of testing with the opening of a testing centres in Castlebar.

The number of confirmed cases in Galway is 88, there are 22 in Sligo and 10 in both Sligo and Roscommon.