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Number of coronavirus cases in Ireland rises to 223 from 169

DUBLIN, March 16 (Reuters) - Ireland now has 223 confirmed cases of coronavirus, up from a total of 169 a day ago, the Department of Health said in a statement on Monday.

Ireland expects its number of coronavirus cases to increase to around 15,000 by the end of the month, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said earlier on Monday.

(Reporting by Padraic Halpin; Editing by Sandra Maler)