The Department of Health has confirmed 970 more cases of Covid-19 and 13 further deaths. The number of people in ICU is 28, down 1 from yesterday.
As of 2pm today 238 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised. Of today's cases, 470 are men and 494 are women and 64% are under 45 years of age.
The median age is 37. 348 people tested positive in Dublin, 60 in Limerick, 59 in Cork, 59 in Wexford, 55 in Louth and the remaining 389 cases are spread across 20 other counties.
Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said: "The current trajectory of the disease in the community is of grave concern. "In the last seven days to midnight Monday, we have reported 4,478 cases, an increase of more than 110% over the preceding week." Dr Holohan said: "In the last 5