No new deaths were reported.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has reported 61 new confirmed cases of Covid-19.
There have been no additional deaths reported in the last 24 hours.
23 of the cases are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case while 16 of the cases have been identified as community transmission.
39 of the cases are in Dublin, 13 are in Kildare and the remaining 9 cases are in Cork, Kerry, Laois, Limerick, Longford and Wicklow.
The HSE is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.
“I know that at times we can all feel powerless against Covid-19,” Dr Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health said.
“But we are not. Each of us has a range of simple tools at our disposal – knowing the risks, washing our hands, not touching our faces, keeping physically distant, avoiding crowds, limiting visitors to our homes, and wearing a face covering.
“But the most powerful tool of all remains our solidarity with one another – by encouraging each other to stick with the basic measures and by continuing to act and adapt together we can suppress the transmission of this virus once again.”
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