The backlog of Covid-19 tests should be cleared by the end of next week, according to the Health Minister.
Simon Harris says roughly half of the 25 to 30,000 tests sent to a German lab have come back, and the rest’s due by next week.
Of those returned, just over 1,000 are positive, meaning the total number of Covid-19 cases in the Republic is now just over 8,000 with 69 confirmed cases in County Clare.
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Minister Harris says once the backlog’s cleared, there are plans to ramp up testing and get people their results within 48 hours.
