217 more cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed by the Department of Health bringing the total number of cases to 29,025. No more people have died from Covid-19 meaning the death toll remains at 1,777.
In Northern Ireland, 49 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed today taking the total number of cases to 7,294. There has been no further deaths in the region meaning the total number of deaths remains at 560.
There are currently 18 patients in hospital in the North with Covid-19, with three in ICU. There has been a small increase in the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in hospitals in the Republic.
There were 35 patients in hospital overnight with confirmed Covid-19, up two on the previous day. Six of these patients are in ICU.