Ireland's Sinn Féin leader says she tested positive for COVID-19 but is recovering
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Ireland's Sinn Féin leader says she tested positive for COVID-19 but is recovering

Ireland's Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has confirmed that she received a positive diagnosis for COVID-19, having been tested on March 28, according to a statement on Tuesday.

"I am on medication and responding very well, and I fully expect to be back at work next Monday," McDonald said in the statement.

A total of 992 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Ireland on Monday, bringing the tally in the country to 10,647, according to the Irish Department of Health.