Three more people have died in connection with Covid-19 in Ireland.
The Health Protection Surveillance has been informed that a further three deaths have occurred in relation to Covid-19.
There has also been 13 new cases of the virus confirmed, bringing the total number of cases that have been confirmed in the Republic of Ireland to 25,250.
Our death toll currently stands at 1,705.
There is currently a total of 83 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in hospital. Of these, 28 cases are currently in ICU.
According to the figures released on Friday evening, 8,116 cases are associated with healthcare workers.
Dublin has the highest number of cases at 12,172 (48% of all cases) followed by Cork with 1,533 cases (6%) and then Kildare with 1,426 cases (6%).
Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan said: “The COVID-19 virus will continue to impact on the way we move about our daily lives for the foreseeable future, however we have already witnessed how our collective action can control the spread of the virus.
“By continuing to work together, implementing our new behaviours, we can continue to limit the spread of the disease.”
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