The situation with Covid-19 patients in hospital eased further last night, with a reduction of 90 in the number of confirmed cases.
HSE figures show that there were 1,012 patients with the disease in hospitals around the country. The number of patients in intensive care units was stable at 175.
St James's Hospital in Dublin is caring for 95 patients with Covid-19, the largest number of any hospital in the country. Elsewhere in the capital, the Mater has 91 patients, while Connolly has 72.
Last night, the Department of Health reported 68 more people had died with Covid-19, with 566 new cases of the virus. In total, there have been 3,752 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland and 204,940 confirmed cases.