The number of patients in hospital with Covid-19 has reduced by 32 to 595 today, the lowest hospital figure since late December.
As of this morning there are 68 people being treated for the virus in intensive care. The Department of Health yesterday reported 5,677 PCR-confirmed cases of Covid-19.
In addition, 5,578 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. The department was also notified of 63 new Covid-related deaths, bringing the total number of virus-related deaths in Ireland to 6,291.
Meanwhile, latest figures from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre show that there have been 19 Covid deaths in the past week, with a date of death notified in the week to 8 February.