The total number of people in hospital with the virus is 53 and of those, 15 are in intensive care - this is three down compared to yesterday.
He added: "The numbers of people in hospital and ICU are less than half what they were six weeks ago, and new admissions are low . These included vaccination and the collective public effort to limit transmission as well as local public health action in partnership with the community alongside the national strategy and response. The figures come as Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that this week will be "the biggest week yet" in terms of the vaccine roll-out.
Meanwhile, the online portal for people to register for a Covid-19 vaccine will open for those aged 35-39 from this Sunday.
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