Tragically a further 14 people were killed by coronavirus last night making it the worst day on record so far in Ireland.
All of the victims are from the east of the country with the median age of those who died yesterday standing at 89.
The new figures mean that the death toll in Ireland has risen to a frightening 36 people in less than two weeks.
As well as this, 294 new cases of the killer COVID-19 bug were confirmed in the Republic with 2,415 patients now tackling the virus.
Also, 49 new cases of coronavirus were announced in Northern Ireland, as the death toll there rose to 15.
Dublin has the highest number of cases at 1070, 56% of all cases, followed by Cork with 184 cases while a staggering 445 cases are associated with healthcare workers.
The new figures are the first to be published after the entire country was ordered to stay at home for the next two weeks.
Ireland is now in full lockdown as all non-essential trips were banned from midnight, with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar saying the measures will stay in place until Easter Sunday, April 12.
The only exceptions are for travelling to essential work, to shop for food or household goods, for healthcare appointments, and for vital family reasons.
People will also be allowed out for brief exercise within 2km of their own home, as well as for farming purposes and food production. All public gatherings outside a family household or single unit have also now been prohibited.
