The Department of Health has been notified of a further 6,618 PCR-confirmed cases of Covid-19. A further 4,445 positive antigen tests were logged through the HSE portal.
The number of patients in hospital with Covid-19 has increased by 20 to 615. Yesterday's hospital figures had been the lowest since late December.
As of this morning, there were 64 people being treated for the virus in intensive care, an increase of one since yesterday. In Northern Ireland, four more people who had previously tested positive for Covid-19 have died in, the Department of Health said.
Another 2,923 confirmed cases of the virus have also been notified in the last 24-hour reporting period. This morning, there were 423 Covid-19 inpatients in hospital, with 12 in intensive care.