The Department of Health has been notified of 4,642 new Covid cases.
There are 556 Covid-19 patients with the virus in hospital, up seven from yesterday.
Of those in hospital with Covid, 107 people are in ICU – an increase of 11.
It comes as two of the country’s leading health officials issued stark assessments about the spread of coronavirus.
HSE Chief Executive Paul Reid said an immediate reduction in high-risk activities is now needed in order to slow the spread of Covid-19.
In a social media post this morning, he said it is the responsibility of “all of us” to “turn this around”.
“The virus is now prolific in most communities and nobody wants to be the next hospitalised case,” he wrote on Twitter.
“An immediate reduction by all of us of risk activities is needed to turn this around.”
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan, reiterated his call for everyone to reduce social interaction significantly
In a video posted on Twitter, Dr Holohan, said the current level of transmission in Ireland was one of the highest over “the entire course of the pandemic”.
He also urged people to: “Before you leave the house, think about the number of people you are going to meet, and the risk associated with the activities you have planned.”
“Keep your contacts low and avoid crowds; Wear a mask correctly; Meet outside if possible; Avoid poorly ventilated indoor spaces; Practice good hand and respiratory hygiene.”
Yesterday, the Department of Health confirmed 5,483 new cases of Covid-19.
RTÉ News is reporting that those figures include a backlog of around 1,200 cases from the past few days.
