The Department of Health has reported 6,697 PCR-confirmed cases of Covid-19. In addition, 5,639 people have registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal.
There were 597 patients with the virus being treated in hospital as of 8am, which is a reduction of 13 since the same time yesterday.
There are 66 patients with the virus receiving treatment in ICU, up three on yesterday. In Northern Ireland, 3,833 positive cases and one death have been reported in the past 24 hours.
Meanwhile, there was a 3.3% increase in the combined number of people on the Live Register or receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) in January, according to the Central Statistics Office.