Health officials have announced 1,335 new cases of the coronavirus in Ireland today.
That brings the total number of cases in the country since the pandemic began to 191,182.
There have also been 54 further deaths from COVID-19 in the country.
So far, 3,120 people have sadly lost their lives as a result of the disease.
437 of today's new cases are located in Dublin.
The HSE is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.
50 deaths occurred in January.
The median age of those who died is 85 years and the age range is 55-96 years.
Of the cases notified today:
- 618 are men / 711 are women
- 54% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 43 years old
- 437 in Dublin, 114 in Cork, 78 in Galway, 71 in Meath, 61 in Louth and the remaining 574 cases are spread across all other counties**
As of 2pm today, 1,670 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 217 are in ICU. 81 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said: “The current 14 day incidence remains more than double the peak incidence experienced during previous Level 5 measures in October, therefore, now is not the time to drop your guard and start to interact with people outside your household.
"The risk of transmission in the community remains very high.
"We must continue to work towards reducing incidence of disease and preventing further hospitalisations and deaths.”
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