The Department of Health has announced that a further 18 people who had been diagnosed with Covid-19 here have died.
It brings the overall number of deaths here to 1,446.
In a statement this evening, the Department also confirmed an additional 219 new cases of the virus, bringing the overall number infected here to 22,760.
The latest data from the department, as of midnight last Thursday, shows that 13% of cases so far have been hospitalised.
Of those, 381 cases have been admitted to intensive care.
Overall, healthcare workers account for over 6,669 cases, or 29.6%.
The median age of cases so far is 49.
Dublin has the highest number of cases at 10,948 (49% of all cases) followed by Kildare with 1,317 cases (6%) and then Cork with 1,205 cases (5%).
Community transmission accounts for more than 61% of cases so far, while close contact with a confirmed case accounts for 35%.
Travel abroad accounts for 3% of cases so far.
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The figures come as the Government earlier published its return to work protocol, outlining a series of safety measures for businesses returning to work.
Among the measures are no-handshake policies, temperature testing, intensive cleaning, and contact logs to facilitate contact tracing.
At a press briefing earlier it was confirmed that the plan will be mandatory, and the Health and Safety Authority will be allowed to shut down businesses that do not comply.
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Minister for Business Heather Humphreys said the protocol will apply to all workplaces across the country, and will be the minimum required before they can re-open.
Employers will also have to interview employees, provide induction training on their return to the workplace and have a plan for dealing with a case of Covid-19.
She also said the measures will vary from place to place, adding "what is practical in a small shop will be different to what is needed in a large factory".
She also said the protocol is a living document that is subject to change.
