Covid-19: Ministry of Health to release new case numbers

Covid-19: Ministry of Health to release new case numbers

There has been a recent downturn in numbers suggesting the second wave has peaked.

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There has been a recent downturn in numbers suggesting the second wave has peaked.

The Ministry of Health is expected to release the latest community case numbers.

There has been a recent downturn in numbers suggesting the second wave has peaked.

On Sunday the ministry reported 5535 new community cases of Covid-19 and a further 14 deaths of people with the virus.

There were 720 people in hospital with the virus, including 21 in intensive care or high dependency units.