The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 4,163 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
As of 8am today, 545 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of whom 117 are in ICU.
It comes just hours after the Taoiseach indicated that NPHET will likely advocate for the introduction of new Covid restrictions following their meeting on Thursday.
Public health officials including the Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan are gathering to assess the current trajectory of the disease after new rules were introduced a fortnight ago.
It is anticipated that the new Omicron variant will also form a pivotal role in NPHET's recommendations to government after a case of the strain was confirmed in Ireland on Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters ahead of the crunch talks, Taoiseach Micheal Martin confirmed that he expects a number of new rules to be recommended by NPHET as Christmas looms.
He said that there have been positive indicators with the disease in Ireland, particularly in terms of hospitalisations and ICU admissions decreasing.
"There has been a stabilisation of our hospital numbers and ICU numbers and in some of the older age cohorts where the booster is being rolled out, there has been a downward trajectory in the number of cases," Mr Martin said.
"That said, the Delta wave is still at a high level with case numbers."
