Six Covid deaths nationally and no change in west's case numbers

Mayo's total of confirmed Covid-19 is 572 for the third consecutive day following the Department of Health's daily update this evening.

It's an unchanged picture for the rest of Connaught, too, with Galway remaining on 485, Roscommon 345, Sligo 125 and Leitrim 78.

Nationally, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of six people with Covid-19 have died.

There have now been a total of 1,726 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight on Tuesday, the HPSC has been notified of 5 confirmed cases of Covid-19.

There is now a total of 25,396 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.

The HSE is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.