There have been 1,207 new coronavirus cases confirmed in Ireland in the last 24 hours.
As of 8am today, 355 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 69 are in ICU.
The five day moving average of new cases now stands at 1,052
Meanwhile, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he will make a further announcement on the final lifting of all Covid-19 restrictions and hinted there may be some rules for nightclubs.
Mr Martin said “we are on track” to lift all restrictions on October 22 but the requirement to wear face masks will remain in three settings.
However, he said that a “further announcement” will be made when asked by reporters in Slovenia if the Government planned to add any additional restrictions for nightclubs.
He said: “We’ll look at the issue of vaccination on that but we’ll make a further announcement closer to the 20th.”
Minister for Tourism, Culture and the Arts, Catherine Martin said last week that the clubbing industry had expressed they’d like the use of rapid tests to be examined for entrance to nightclubs.
The Taoiseach also said “older age cohorts” will know before Christmas if they will receive a booster jab.
He said “it’s all on track right now” to lift restrictions on October 22 but admitted he’d like to see the numbers in ICU and hospitals decrease.
He added: “The hospital numbers haven’t come down, they’ve been fairly hovering around that 300 plus and the same in ICU."
