The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 21,926 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
As of 8am today, 936 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 84 are in ICU.
The latest wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is having a "very significant impact" on staffing at the Health Service Executive, CEO Paul Reid has said.
Speaking on RTÉ's Today with Claire Byrne programme, Mr Reid said there has been an increase of about 140% in hospitalisations over a 14-day period, and almost 60% in a week.
The staffing impact has been what "has hurt most this time" compared to January last year, Mr Reid said.
"In particular where we're seeing a high level of impact is in our frontline staff," he said.
There were 936 people in hospital with Covid-19 this morning, down five from yesterday morning.
Of these, 84 patients are receiving treatment in intensive care units, down six since yesterday.
Yesterday, the Department of Health reported a record further 23,817 additional cases of Covid-19.
Meanwhile, a survey by Nursing Homes Ireland (NHI) has shown that an average 8% of staff across the country are unavailable due to Covid.
The frontline workers that have not contracted the virus are now working extra shifts to meet residents needs to the best of their ability.
The CEO of NHI, Tadhg Daly, told Dublin Live the sector is now under immense pressure as case numbers continue to soar.
He said: "Omicron is fairly widespread in communities. There's an inevitability around large numbers as is replicated amongst many sectors.
"If you were to equate that across the sector, it's probably about 2,800 people out.
"That's obviously putting pressure on a system that's already under pressure considering what people have been through in the last two years.
"Staff have been heroic in many aspects- working long shifts and extra shifts.
"I suppose they're being asked to step up again. It's very trying but staff are just getting on with it."
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