The number in intensive care with Covid-19 has dropped to 28.
There have been 529 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Ireland.
The figures released from the Department of Health on Friday did not contain information regarding deaths related to Covid-19.
The Department of Health’s statement said that the number of daily cases may also change due to future data validation.
86 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 28 are in ICU.
As of midnight, Thursday 3 June, we are reporting 529* confirmed cases of #COVID19.
28 in ICU. 86 in hospital.
*Daily case numbers may change due to future data review, validation and update.
— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) June 4, 2021
Meanwhile, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has said September is “too early” to end Covid-19 public health measures due to people returning to education.
The Minister was speaking in the Seanad on Friday in relation to the extension of emergency Covid-19 powers until November.
He said: “September to me and to public health is too early, partly because what we’re going to see in September is a lot of people going back to school, a lot of people going back to work and a lot of people going back to third-level education.
“We think there’ll be a lot of social interaction in August, we think there’ll be a lot of people going back to education and back to work in September and that the view is then for sort of September and October, you want to retain the ability to bring in… proportionate measures.
“So, if the disease is very low, and hopefully it will be, there may be a need to do some very targeted, very proportionate measures and end it by November – by the end of October essentially.”
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