More than 250 children under the age of 15 have contracted Covid-19 in Ireland.
This figure includes 28 babies under the age of one who have picked up the infection since the outbreak began.
Official figures from the Health Surveillance Protection Centre show that 58 youngsters between the age of one and four were diagnosed with the coronavirus.
And 169 kids between the ages of five and 14 caught the deadly bug.
However, it's likely that the number of children who have contracted the virus is above 300, as 1,039 people aged between 15 and 24 were diagnosed.
So far, no child in the Republic of Ireland has died from the coronavirus.
The youngest fatality to date involved a 23-year-old. No further details about the person and whether they had an underlying health condition were released.
Meanwhile, a further 49 patients have died from coronavirus in the Republic of Ireland.
The death toll here now stands at 769.
While another 631 people have tested positive for Covid-19.
A total of 16,671 cases of the killer bug have now been confirmed.
Dr Tony Holohan made the announcement at the Department of Health on Wednesday evening.
The Chief Medical Officer added that his department is currently looking into their testing protocols.
He said: "Testing is a key element to Ireland's response to Covid-19.
"NPHET has consistently highlighted the importance of testing so that we can track the spread of the disease, reduce and contain its spread.
"As part of understanding the testing landscape, NPHET requested that HIQA undertake a Health Technology Assessment of alternative diagnostic methods for detecting Covid-19."
