The National Public Health Emergency Team has confirmed 1,522 new cases of COVID-19 this evening.
As of 8am today, 217 COVID-19 patients were in hospital, of which 34 are in ICU.
Over the past fortnight almost 20,000 cases have been reported, with 17% of these in people who are doubly vaccinated.
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Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan says this is in keeping with what they expect, as an increasing proportion of the population get vaccinated.
