There are 40 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Twenty three are male and 17 female.
Twenty five are associated with the east of the country, nine are associated with the west and six are associated with the south
There have been two deaths associated with COVID-19 in Ireland.
There are now 169 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
A native of Ennis, Colin McGann has been editor of The Clare Champion since August 2020. Former editor of The Clare People, he is a journalism and communications graduate of Dublin Institute of Technology.