The National Public Health Emergency Team will meet today to review the latest trends on Covid-19 and the situation in Kildare, which remains under restrictions.
There were 164 new cases of Covid-19 reported last night, with 22 cases in Kildare. Overnight figures show a small rise in the number of confirmed cases of the disease in hospital to 28, up two on earlier yesterday.
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said that while the restrictions in Kildare are working, the difficult question for NPHET to consider is if the infection rate has been reduced enough, as lifting restrictions could cause it to increase again.