Covid -19 hospitalisations are up 30 since yesterday.
1,963 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported today.
Some 500 COVID-19 patients have been hospitalised, up 30 on yesterday, of which 93 are in ICU.
The Chief Medical Officer says he's "conscious" parents will be worried about high rates of Covid-19 among children aged 5-12.
However, Dr Tony Holohan says the evidence is "child-to-child transmission is uncommon in schools" and the illness usually mild.

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