A further 319 Covid-19 cases have been confirmed this afternoon.
60 people are currently in Irish hospitals with Covid-19, 23 of which are in ICU.
The cases were confirmed by the Department of Health this evening.
The figures come as over Ireland reached the milestone of over 3.1 million vaccines given, with over 1m people fully vaccinated.
On Thursday evening, HSE CEO Paul Reid hailed the "remarkable" vaccination rollout programme as the number of people in hospital with Covid-19 has fallen to its' lowest in eight months.
Mr Reid published said the number of Covid-19 hospital inpatients ”continues an amazing decline.”
He adds: "This is a remarkable benefit of our strong vaccination programme & public support overall. We all deserve to cherish and protect these great moments"
At present, eight Irish hospitals are now free of Covid-19 inpatients.
St James's, Naas, Tullamore, Sligo, Galway, Kilkenny, Mercy and Waterford Hospitals are all clear.
Elsewhere, three children's hospitals - Temple St, Crumlin and Tallaght - are also free of new patients.
Meanwhile, the Government has ruled out an additional bank holiday this year citing the belief it would be too costly for employers already struggling with the Covid-19 crisis and Brexit implications.
Minister of State for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Damien English has said that an extra bank holiday could be too costly for employers who are already struggling to stay afloat.
Minister English said: "Any proposal for the provision of an additional public holiday would require careful consideration and wide-ranging consultations with relevant stakeholders.
"Not least we would need to consider the implications and impact of any new public holiday on employment and for the economy at large, in particular the extra costs it would impose on employers already dealing with the COVID-19 crisis and Brexit."
In response to a parliamentary question, he added: "The legislation which provides for public holidays is the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997.
"This Act provides that certain days may be prescribed as public holidays. At present, there are nine public holidays.
"An extra holiday has implications of a broad nature in terms of costs and productivity and has cross-government issues to be explored."
