A man has tested positive for coronavirus at the Bons Secours Hospital in the city.
He is the second person to be diagnosed with the virus in Cork after a man in his 40s tested positive at CUH last week.
The total number of cases here is now 21 including a woman in the east of the country who was also diagnosed yesterday.
In the North, the Department of Health identified five new cases last night - bringing the total number to 12.
A new Cabinet committee, chaired by the Taoiseach, will meet for the first time today to discuss issues arising from the outbreak.
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald says all party's need to come together to urgently address people's concerns:
