The Department of Health has reported 294 new coronavirus cases, while the number of people with the virus being treated in intensive care is unchanged at 13.
Amid the disruption caused by the cyber attack on the HSE's system, the number of cases may change due to future data validation.
Meanwhile, HSE Chief Executive Paul Reid has said that 22 hospitals have either one or no Covid-19 cases. However in a posting on social media, he said that due to the impact of the cyber attack, hospitals were under significant challenge due to increased emergency department attendances.
The Cabinet has agreed to purchase nearly three million Moderna and Janssen vaccines for use next year. The Minister for Health requested approval to buy 1.8m doses of