There has been another 21,926 cases of Covid confirmed today.
The number of people in hospital had increased by five to 936 with 84 of those being treated in intensive care.
The figures come as the Chief Executive of the HSE has said the latest wave of infection is having a “very significant impact” on staffing.
Paul Reid said there has been an increase of about 140% in hospitalisations over a 14-day period, and almost 60% in a week.
The staffing impact has been what “has hurt most this time” compared to January last year, Mr Reid said.
He told RTE “In particular where we’re seeing a high level of impact is in our frontline staff,” he said.
“Of the numbers we are reporting [that are] out, about 35% of those are nursing and midwives, and a further 35% are people directly involved in patient and client care, health and social care professionals in our community … and indeed our National Ambulance Service,” Mr Reid said.
