There are now more than 846,000 cases of Covid-19 worldwide.
41,000 people have died - more than 12,000 of those in Italy.
The second-worst hit country is Spain, which has reported more than 8,000 fatalities.
Meanwhile in the US, the number of people to have died has passed 3,500.
Keith Grace, Karol Sadlier, Ceola and Carron announced as the station's A New Local Hero finalists
With Irish Music Month underway, the good news is continuing to roll in for rising stars across the nation, with more than eighty artists being named as local finalists in the national search for A New Local Hero over the coming weeks. Here are Sunshine 106.8's four picks: Keith Grace, Karol Sadlier, Ceola and Carron.
Andrea Hayes talks with Brian Redmond from RTE One's Dancing with the Stars Show
Pat Shortt in conversation with Sunshine 106.8's Joe Harrington
