41 more people have died from Covid-19 in Ireland bringing the overall death toll to 406. 548 more cases of the coronavirus have also been diagnosed in the Republic.
In addition, a further 284 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed from the backlog of tests at the laboratory in Germany. With the German figures included, there is now a total of 11,479 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
Of the 41 deaths reported today, 36 of these were in the east of the country, four were in the west and one was in the south.
Of the 41 deaths, 25 were male and 16 were female. Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said that 31 of the 41 people who died had underlying medical conditions.