The Department of Health has been notified of 1,818 more coronavirus cases. The number of people being treated for the virus in hospital has fallen by five to 244.
There are 52 Covid-19 patients in intensive care. Dr Tony Holohan, the Chief Medical Officer, has said that there is a rapid rise in the incidence of the disease across the country with 12,348 cases reported in the last seven days. "This means that the virus is now circulating widely in our communities," he said.
Dr Holohan urged people to continue following public health measures which will reduce the risk of outbreaks of the disease. "While the vaccine programme continues, we need to allow time for the levels of immunity in the community to increase," he said. "The Delta