Majority of cases are among people under 45.
2 additional deaths and 514 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed here.
Of today's cases, 75 per cent are under 45 and 28 is the median age.
There has now been a total of 252,809 cases of Covid-19 in Ireland, with 4,921 virus related deaths.
There were 11 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of 8 O'Clock this morning, 116 Covid-19 patients are in hospital, with 31 in intensive care.
The 5 day moving average is currently 432.

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