Another 443 cases of Covid have been reported by the Department of Health today (Sat).
No figures are available for the number of cases in each county.
There are 43 patients in hospital with the disease, 13 of those are being treated in ICU.
It comes as Professor of Experimental Immunology Kingston Mills said that indoor dining can reopen next week, but only with strict guidelines around who can go into pubs and restaurants.
Prof Mills told RTE “People in their 60s in Ireland who have had one dose of the AstraZenca vaccine are still vulnerable, so they can’t go to a restaurant.
“And if they’re going to be forced to get a second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine, it’s not just the over 60s there is also vulnerable people in the younger age groups and some people in the 50 to 60 age group.”
But he claimed that the 40% of the adult population that are not in the vulnerable category and have had their first dose should be allowed to dine indoors.
Mr Mills said that “40% could fill a lot of restaurants”.
