The latest news as of 6.15pm on Wednesday 28 October
6 deaths and 675 cases confirmed:
the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has been informed of 6 additional deaths among people with COVID-19 in Ireland
there have been 1,896 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland
675 additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed
there have now been 59,434 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland
as of 2pm today (Wednesday), 328 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 41 are in ICU. There have been 19 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours