By Kenneth Fox
A further 301 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed this evening by the Department of Health.
There were no further deaths announced this evening, meaning the number of Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland remains at 2,099.
There are fewer than five new cases of the virus in Waterford. The 14-day incidence rate here is also continuing to fall. It's now 65.4 after 76 cases were confirmed in Waterford during the last two weeks. It's the lowest figure since the 11th of October.
With tonight's figures, there is a total of 74,246 confirmed cases of the virus in Ireland.
There are currently 231 people in hospital with the virus and a further 28 people in ICU.
Of the cases notified today, the Department of Health said: 133 are men and 168 are women, 64 per cent are under 45 years of age and the median age is 32 years old
In terms of the locations of tonight's cases: 119 are in Dublin, while 32 are in Donegal, 16 in Cork,13 in Kildare,13 in Kilkenny and the remaining 108 cases are spread across 18 other counties.
Additional reporting by Sinead Aherne
