The number in ICU has also risen.
Some 23,702 new cases of Covid19 have been confirmed today.
There are 7,729 PCR-confirmed cases, while 15,973 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal.
1,338 COVID-19 patients are in hospital, up 30 on yesterday.
61 are in ICU, which is up by 12.
The Tanaiste has said the number of COVID-19 cases is expected to rise in Ireland in the coming weeks.
Leo Varadkar said that the BA.2 strain of omicron is very infectious:

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