A further 35 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Ireland while 1,047 additional deaths have also been announced.
The death toll in the country from the virus now stands at 3,621.
There have been a total of 201,763 confirmed infections since the deadly bug hit these shores last year.
Of the deaths announced today, 29 occurred in February, with 6 occurring in January.
The median age of those who died is 84 years and the age range is 63-96 years.
As of 2pm today, 1,221 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, with 181 are in ICU. There have been 51 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan, said: “No single intervention is perfect at preventing the spread of COVID-19, it takes many different individual actions to slow down the spread of the disease.
"Every action you take is another layer of protection between you and the virus - the more layers you have the more protection you have.
"Public health measures are based on this principle. Keep physical distance from others, wash hands regularly, avoid crowds, wear face coverings and vaccines all provide you with layers of defence against COVID-19.”
Of the cases notified today:
- 505 are men / 540 are women
- 58% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 38 years old
- 292 are in Dublin, 119 in Cork, 76 in Wexford, 60 in Limerick, 47 in Kildare and the remaining 453 cases are spread across all other counties
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