There have been 4,667 further cases of Covid-19 reported in Ireland this afternoon by the Department of Health.
As of Sunday morning, there were 504 people being treated for the virus in hospital, of which 109 are in ICU.
The Department also confirmed that four additional cases of the Omicron variant have been detected, bringing the total number identified so far in Ireland to ten.
It comes as thousands of people across the country continue to attend walk-in centres this weekend to avail of their booster vaccines.
People over 50 and healthcare workers are currently eligible to receive the extra jabs.
The HSE is understood to be developing plans that will extend the programme to 40 to 49-year-olds shortly.
It comes as the CEO of the HSE Paul Reid urged people to avail of their booster vaccines as hospitals are coming under "real pressure" with just two weeks to go until Christmas Day.
Meanwhile, the Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris said the time has come to "boost the booster campaign".
"We should boost the booster campaign and everything that can be possibly done to achieve that will be done," he told RTE's The Week In Politics.
"We're on target to have 1.5 million people receive their booster by Christmas and this week we'll see an updated roadmap on boosters published by the Department of Health."
Dr Tony Holohan said: "Early indications suggest that a booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine will offer good protection against infection from Delta and Omicron.
"If you are eligible for a booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine, then please take the opportunity to receive your vaccine as soon as it is available to you. Similarly, if you are yet to receive a primary dose of Covid-19 vaccine then please come forward as soon as possible."
Micheal Martin also paid tribute to the HSE despite people having been turned away for booster jabs and said the HSE and the Government are “doing everything we possibly can” to ramp up the booster campaign.
