The Department of Health has confirmed that two more people with Covid-19 have died, bringing the total number of coronavirus-related deaths to 1,715.
It has also been notified of 22 new confirmed cases of Covid-19. There is now a total of 25,374 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Republic.
In Northern Ireland, one further coronavirus-related death has been recorded, taking the official Department of Health death toll to to 545.
No new cases have been diagnosed in the region today, so the total number of cases remains at 4,866.
Chief Medical Officer for the Republic, Dr Tony Holohan, said: "Of the 22 confirmed cases we are reporting to you today, nine of these were diagnosed in people under the age of 35.
"It is important for us all to remember that Covid-19 is a disease that can affect everyone, of any age or background. No one should feel that this is a disease that does not affect them.
"This virus is highly infectious and, as a result, the return of widespread community transmission remains a very real risk.
"To protect us all, especially our oldest and most vulnerable, personal preventative behaviours such as good and frequent hand washing, social distancing and respiratory etiquette remain as crucial as they were at the outset of this crisis," said Dr Holohan.
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Sixteen people with confirmed cases of Covid-19 remain in intensive care units in Irish hospitals, down from 160 confirmed cases in ICU in early April.
Eight patients are in ICU with suspected cases of the virus.
There have been no admissions to ICU in the past 24 hours and five people have been discharged in the same period.
Three people have been admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours and three have also been discharged.
The number of vacant beds in the hospital system has also fallen. There were 98 critical care beds available last night and 506 general beds.
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Just over 19,000 tests for Covid-19 have been completed in the last week.
Of the 25,355 confirmed cases up to midnight on Thursday, the data shows 42.7% were men and 57.1% were women.
The average age of confirmed cases was 51, but the cases included people aged from 0 to 106 years old.
170 cases were confirmed in children aged between 0 and 4 years old and there were 325 cases in children between five and 14 years old, two of which ended up in ICU.
Two young people aged between 15 and 24 and diagnosed with Covid 19 died while there were five deaths in those aged between 25 and 34.
638 of those who died were aged over 85.
More than 1,500 out of the 1,714 people who died as of Thursday night, had underlying conditions.
For Covid-19, the World Health Organization says that data to date suggests that 80% of infections are mild or asymptomatic, 15% are severe infection, requiring oxygen and 5% are critical, requiring ventilation.
