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Three more COVID-19 cases confirmed in Offaly

Another three cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Offaly.

As of midnight on Friday, May 22, there were 478 cases of COVID-19 in the county, up from 475 the previous day.

Nationally, there is now a total of 24,639 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland, after 57 more cases were notified by 11am today.

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has also been informed that a total of 4 people with COVID-19 have died.

There have now been a total 1,608 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.