The largest number of Covid-19 cases were seen in those aged 0-12 years in the two weeks to last Monday, latest figures show.
Of the 18,524 cases reported, 5,103 were in those up to 12 years of age. The 5-12 year age group represented over 21% of all the cases reported, according to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre.
The under-12s are not part of any current vaccination programme in Ireland. The overall incidence of Covid-19 in Ireland is 389 cases for every 100,000 people. Latest coronavirus stories As of 8am this morning, there are 300 people with Covid-19 in hospital.
Yesterday, the Department of Health was notified of a further 1,499 new cases of the virus. There were 300 patients with the virus in hospital, down 10 since