A further 306 coronavirus cases have been confirmed this evening.
Sadly one further death has been announced.
The figures were confirmed by the National Public Health Emergency Team.
They come as coronavirus restrictions are set to be lifted from midnight tonight.
After six weeks under Level Five restrictions the entire country is now set to enter Level Three for the month of December.
While Covid rates have dropped significantly they did not meet the levels which health experts were hoping for.
However the government has gone ahead with announcing the easing of restrictions on a staggered basis ahead of the festive period.
From tomorrow non-essential retail, hairdressers and gyms will all be allowed to reopen.
Restaurants and gastropubs will also be allowed to reopen their doors, but not until Friday, December 4.
The 5km travel limit will be lifted from Tuesday, with non-essential journeys allowed within your county.
However people will be allowed to travel around the country from December 18.
There was further positive news this afternoon on the vaccine front after pharma giant Moderna announced the results from its Phase 3 trial, which suggest its vaccine is 94.1% effective against Covid-19, and 100% effective against severe Covid-19.
The vaccine was found to be effective across all age groups, genders and ethnicities.
Stéphane Bancel, Chief Executive Officer of Moderna, said: “This positive primary analysis confirms the ability of our vaccine to prevent COVID-19 disease with 94.1% efficacy and importantly, the ability to prevent severe COVID-19 disease.
"We believe that our vaccine will provide a new and powerful tool that may change the course of this pandemic and help prevent severe disease, hospitalizations and death."
The results come from Moderna's Phase 3 study, which enrolled more than 30,000 participants in the US.
