Another 378 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed by the Department of Health.
There are 35 cases in ICUs around the country, the Department reported.
There are 98 people in hospital with the virus.
Earlier today, it was announced that 40 to 44-year-olds can register for the vaccine this week.
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said that the vaccines will be rolled out as they have for previous cohorts, “starting with those aged 44 that day and those aged 43 on Thursday and so on."
Everyone between the ages of 40 and 44 will be able to register here on Wednesday.
People aged 55 to 64 and those aged 45 to 49 started receiving their jabs this month.
Those who register on Wednesday will be next to receive a jab in June but everyone younger than 35 and over 24 will have to wait until July.
Elsewhere, a primary school in Limerick was forced to close after multiple children tested positive for Covid-19.
The school is in the east of the county and was asked to close by public health officials due to a high number of infections.
Every pupil in the school was designated as a close contact and will now have to be tested.
School officials warned parents to ensure their children remain at home and stay away from "social gatherings and shops" and to avoid visiting other people's homes.
Following a weekend which saw Gardai dispersing crowds and making arrests, Tanaiste Leo Varadkar said that he "shares" the Dr Holohan's concerns about public mixing, suggesting local lockdowns could be an option.
Varadkar said: "We've had mixed results with them in the past unfortunately, the one in Kildare and the midlands worked, others didn't really."
