Three more people have died from coronavirus in Ireland while 47 further cases have been confirmed.
It brings the total number who have died from the virus here to 1,659.
While 25,111 Covid-19 infections have been confirmed in Ireland since the pandemic began.
The announcement was made by the Department of Health this evening.
It comes after it emerged there has been a rise in the number of people hospitalised with the coronavirus.
While the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in hospitals is slightly down, a jump of 92 overall cases was recorded in the last 24 hours.
This is down to a big increase in suspected cases being treated in hospitals.
The latest HSE figures show a total of 422 confirmed or suspected cases of coronavirus in Irish hospitals by 8pm on Tuesday - 257 of which were suspected.
University Hospital Limerick recorded a substantial jump of 58 suspected cases in 24 hours.
This is compared to just 18 suspected cases recorded the night before in the same hosptial.
Thankfully, the number of patients in Critical Care Units remains steady at 36, with a further 19 suspected cases in ICU.
And 117 ICU beds remain available as of 8pm on Tuesday.
The figures come as Ireland prepares to enter Phase Two of the government's roadmap to take the country out of lockdown.
As of Monday June 7 people will now be able to visit eachothers houses in small groups while practicing social distancing.
The current travel limit of 5km will be extended to 20km
Shops will provide dedicated hours for those who are cocooning (people over the age of 70 and those who are medically vulnerable) with strict social distancing and gloves made available.
Those who are cocooning can also have a small number of visitors to their home but visitors must wear gloves, face coverings and keep at least 2 metres away from the person who is cocooning.
