The Department of Health has confirmed 1,546 new cases of Covid-19 and 9 additional deaths. This means that the Republic of Ireland has registered its highest number of daily cases since the start of the pandemic.
At present, 2,213 people have died due to the disease in the Republic, while a total of 88,439 cases have been discovered.
When combined with the latest figures from Northern Ireland - 1,566 cases in the North (also a record high) - it brings the total of daily new cases to 3,112 on the island of Ireland.
In terms of the geographical location, Dublin accounted for 444 of today's new cases. Elsewhere, Cork (203), Louth (111), Limerick (87), and Donegal (85) also recorded high numbers.
The remaining 616 cases are spread across all other counties.
As of 2pm on Tuesday, December 29, 411 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 34 are in ICU.
47 additional hospitalisations occurred within the past 24 hours. The 7-day incidence is 151.8, while the 5-day moving average is 1,073.
In terms of the geographical location of today's new cases, here's the county-by-county breakdown.
Donegal - 85
Monaghan - 56
Louth - 111
Limerick - 87
Wexford - 33
Dublin - 444
Kerry - 57
Kilkenny - 19
Cavan - 26
Sligo - 15
Meath - 65
Laois - 38
Carlow - 5
Cork - 203
Kildare - 58
Mayo - 69
Waterford - 16
Clare - 20
Galway -43
Westmeath - 27
Wicklow - 20
Roscommon - 11
Tipperary - 12
Longford - 6
Offaly - 17
Leitrim - <5
