1,456 new cases confirmed yesterday.
A public health expert believes virus case numbers are balanced on a 'knife edge'.
DCU Professor of Health Systems Anthony Staines says the R number risk of infection is just under 1 and it could go either way.
1,456 new cases of Covid 19 were confirmed yesterday.
263 patients were in hospital then, and 64 patients in ICU last night.
Professor Staines says the strong vaccination uptake is helping control cases but they need to be tracked properly:
Meanwhile, Prof. Staines is welcoming pop-up vaccination centres for students when they go back to college.
It's after Higher Education Minister Simon Harris announced college-goers and staff can receive their doses at 22 campuse across the country.
The professor says its good news.
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