There has been one further death from Covid-19 overnight, the Department of Health has confirmed.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths recorded in the Republic of Ireland to 1,706.
As of midnight last night there were a further of 8 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 25,303 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Broken down the figures are as follows:
· 57% are female and 43% are male
· the median age of confirmed cases is 48 years
· 3,279 cases (13%) have been hospitalised
· Of those hospitalised, 416 cases have been admitted to ICU
· 8,130 cases are associated with healthcare workers
· Dublin has the highest number of cases at 12,210 (48% of all cases) followed by Cork with 1,533 cases (6%) and then Kildare with 1,432 cases (6%)
· Of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 37%, close contact accounts for 60%, travel abroad accounts for 2%
