Health Service Executive CEO Paul Reid has said the country is in for a "bumpy journey" for the next few weeks due to the Delta variant of Covid-19.
Yesterday, the Department of Health reported 1,377 new cases of the virus, which is the highest number of cases in more than five months.
There were 78 patients with Covid-19 in hospital, with 22 of these in intensive care units. In a post on Twitter, Mr Reid said community positivity from testing reduced yesterday from 8.4% to 6.7%.
He said almost 64% of the adult population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, with 77% having received one dose of a vaccine. "A white knuckle ride of vaccines versus Delta, but let's get there", he said. Latest coronavirus stories Deputy Chief Medical Officer