The Department of Health confirmed 54 new cases of Covid-19 in the State on Monday night, bringing the total to 223. He said the number of confirmed cases could rise by 30 per cent a day. The model suggests 78 cases will emerge on St Patrick’s Day, 109 cases on Wednesday, with 355 cases per day by Sunday. Nineteen new testing centres have been identified and that will rise to 34 by the end of the week. News Digests Stay on top of the latest news SIGN UP HEREIt was also confirmed on Monday evening that Trinity College Dublin now has eight cases of coronavirus, up from five.

Source: The Irish Times March 16, 2020 06:51 UTC