The number of daily Covid-19 cases to be reported later today is expected to be close to 1,000, HSE chief Paul Reid has said.
Speaking at the HSE weekly Covid-19 briefing, Mr Reid urged the public to be "extremely cautious and protective over next few weeks".
He said the HSE is on a "higher alert" due to rising case numbers and hospitalisation figures, adding that a surge in cases is already happening.
Mr Reid referenced what he called a "wedge of weakness" that he said the Delta variant "will exploit". "What I mean by the wedge of weakness is the gap between those adults who we have fully vaccinated and those who we don't have fully vaccinated." Paul Reid said the "good news" is that the "vulnerability" to Delta has been reduced by the