Health authorities have confirmed a further 503 cases of COVID in Ireland today.
38 people who are COVID positive are in ICU.
A total of 101 patients with Covid-19 are currently in hospitals across the country.
The latest figures were announced by the Department of Health this evening.
Meanwhile, Pfizer will start producing Covid-19 vaccines in Dublin as part of a €32million investment.
The move will see 75 new jobs created at its Grange Castle plant before the end of the year.
The company is expanding its European-based facility to be a part of the global rollout of the Pfizer-BioNTech jab.
Dr Paul Duffy, Vice President of Pfizer Global Supply, said: “This is a very significant moment for Ireland and for our Grange Castle site.
"We are immensely proud to be able to play a part in manufacturing Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.
"Since last year, Pfizer in partnership with BioNTech has worked tirelessly to expedite the development, approval and scale-up of our COVID-19 vaccine.
"The company has continually expanded manufacturing capability and external partnerships to deliver increased doses to the world to help defeat this devastating pandemic.”
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