Leo Varadkar hails 'significant milestone' as Ireland reports first day with no new coronavirus deaths

Ireland has reported no new coronavirus deaths for the first day since the first fatality in the country.

So far, 1,608 people have died after testing positive for Covid-19 in Ireland.

But on Monday, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar hailed the "significant milestone" as no deaths were reported for the first time since March 21.

He tweeted: "Significant milestone today. First day with no reported #CoVid19 deaths since March 21st. This is a day of hope. We will prevail."

Meanwhile, some 59 more cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Ireland, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 24,698.

Health Minister Simon Harris also tweeted: "We are making real progress in our fight against #Covid19. But not by accident - it’s thanks to you & to our public health experts, our incredible frontline staff, our national plan & everyone on Team Ireland.

"Let’s keep at it, keep to the plan, follow the advice & save lives."

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