The number of patients in hospital with confirmed coronavirus continues to reduce and now stands at 50. Yesterday's figures had 62 patients in hospitals overnight, with 71 the previous day.
There are now also 199 suspected cases, waiting for a test result. The latest figures from the HSE brings to 249 the total number of patients in hospital, with confirmed or suspected Covid-19 down from 276 in the previous 24 hours.
There are 21 patients in intensive care with confirmed Covid-19, plus ten suspected cases waiting for a test result. It means there are currently 92 intensive care beds free in the hospital system for patients requiring critical care.