A further 1,078 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Ireland this evening while an additional 66 deaths have also been announced.
The country's death toll from the virus now stands at 3,931.
There have been a total of 208,796 infections since the start of the pandemic.
Of the deaths reported today, 41 occurred in February, 8 occurred in January, 7 in December and 9 occurred in November or earlier.
The median age of those who died was 84 years and the age range was 39 - 98 years.
As of 8am today, 898 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, with 171 in ICU.
There have been 44 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Dr Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said: “If you have any symptoms suggestive of COVID-19, such as cough, fever, shortness of breath or a change in your sense of smell or taste, self-isolate (stay in your room) immediately and phone your GP without delay.
"If you are in any doubt about any symptoms you have, you should always contact your GP.
“Your test and GP assessment will be free of charge. This includes GP out of hours services, contact details for which are on the HSE website www.hse.ie. If you don’t have a GP, any GP can arrange a test for you.
“The best way to protect ourselves and our vulnerable loved ones from serious illness as a result of COVID-19 infection is to continue taking the actions we know can effectively supress this virus.
"Keep physical distance from others, wash hands regularly, avoid crowds and wear face coverings that are fitted correctly.”
Of the cases notified today:
- 523 are men / 549 are women
- 70% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 32 years old
- 433 in Dublin, 139 in Galway, 52 in Limerick, 49 in Limerick, 43 in Mayo and the remaining 362 cases are spread across all other counties
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