The Department of Health has been notified of 1,545 new cases of Covid-19 as the Chief Medical Officer noted a decline of the disease "across the country" as well as a stabilisation of hospital admissions.
The number of people in hospital who have tested positive for the virus is 335, a reduction of 32 since yesterday. Of these, 56 are in intensive care units, a decrease of three.
There has been a total of 5,155 deaths related to Covid-19 notified in Ireland. This includes 43 deaths newly notified in the past week.
It comes as Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, announced the update to Ireland's Covid-19 Vaccination Programme today.
Residents aged 65 years and older living in long term residential care facilities and people aged 80 years and older living in the community are set to receive a booster dose of an mRNA Covid-19 vaccine.
Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan, said: "Overall the incidence of Covid-19 infection is declining across the country, the five day moving average is 1,407 and we see a stabilisation of ICU and hospital admissions.
"Incidence of Covid-19 in adolescents and young adults is falling significantly and we are seeing early encouraging signs that the rate of infection plateauing in children of school going age.
"The National Public Health Emergency Team will continue to monitor this trend over the coming weeks."
Dr Holohan added: "Vaccination continues to offer the best protection against the most severe effects of COVID-19 including hospitalisation and death.
"Anyone yet to avail of vaccination is strongly encouraged to do so."
Earlier today, HSE Chief Clinical Officer Dr Colm Henry said that the 14-day moving average of cases and the five-day average was "steady enough".
He said they're seeing a drop in the cases in 19-24 age group, but there's been a rise in cases in children.
Dr Henry said of the numbers of children tested between 0-14 years of age, which is community testing, the positivity rate is currently at 7%, lower than the general population.
He said there are "positive indicators" that the positivity rate is stabilising or coming down.
Children who have symptoms that suggest they have Covid 19 should stay at home and contact GP for advice.
Dr Henry also said that the HSE has suspended walk-in services at test centres, and have switched to an online booking system to reduce the queues and congestion outside these centres.
According to the HSE, between 19,000 and 20,000 swabs were taken in community centres today for Covid-19 testing.
In Northern Ireland, 1,210 new coronavirus cases were reported today along with six further deaths.
Meanwhile, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has said the highest daily number of patients waiting on trolleys for admission to a hospital bed since the start of the pandemic has been recorded.
A total of 413 admitted patients are waiting for beds in hospitals this morning, according to the INMO's Trolley Watch.
Around 343 patients are waiting in emergency departments, while 70 are in wards elsewhere.
