The number of patients receiving treatment for Covid-19 in hospitals is continuing to fall.
A total of 688 people were in hospitals across the country last night with either confirmed or suspected cases of the virus.
There were 56 in intensive care with confirmed cases of the disease, and another 17 who were suspected of contracting it.
Total admissions to hospitals were down 8.5% between Thursday and Friday morning.
The positive news comes after Leo Varadkar announced that Ireland would begin easing lockdown restrictions on Monday.
Meanwhile, doctors in Ireland have been warned to be on the lookout for an inflammatory syndrome affecting children that could be linked to Covid-19.
Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has told doctors to be on alert after the European Centre for Disease Control issued a caution.
It says that 230 suspected cases of the disease have been reported in various countries in Europe, with two children tragically passing away.
Symptoms for the rare paediatric inflammatory multi-system syndrome include abdominal pain, fever and cardiac issues.
The disease is a mix of Kawasaki disease and toxic shock syndrome.
A link with Covid-19 has not yet been confirmed, but the World Health Organisation said it is studying to see if there is a connection between the two, which it believes is plausible.
