The Department of Health has been notified of an additional 1,247 confirmed cases of Covid-19, while a further 15 deaths have also been recorded.
All of today's recorded deaths occurred this month, and bring the overall number of deaths to 3,307, with the cumulative number of cases now standing at 196,547.
The number of patients in hospital with the virus stands at 1,516, with 211 of these in intensive care.
An additional 39 people were hospitalised with the virus over the past 24 hours.
Of the cases notified today, 60% are under the age of 45, with a median age of 39.
Geographically, 430 of the cases are in Dublin, 97 are in Wexford, 87 in Cork, 84 in Limerick, and 76 in Galway, with the remaining 473 cases spread across all other counties.
Commenting on today’s figures, Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has urged employers to ensure that staff work from home where possible.
"There is an onus on employers to ensure that, in the first instance, staff are encouraged to work from home and in cases where that is not possible, that their workplaces are safe for staff and customers and in full compliance with infection prevention and control measures.
"The HPSC has comprehensive guidance on outbreak management and infection prevention control measures that every employer should be familiar with and activating on their premises.
"I encourage all employers and managers to review their workplaces and ensure they have effective measures in place."
In Northern Ireland, a further 19 people have died after testing positive for Covid-19.
The Department of Health also confirmed another 426 positive cases of the virus.
There are 731 patients with Covid-19 in hospital, including 69 in ICU.
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Meanwhile, a public information campaign is under way about the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccination programme for people over 70.
Notices have been placed in newspapers as part of a public information campaign to let people know that they will be contacted by their GPs to register for vaccination.
Around 81,000 people over 85 will be first in line to be vaccinated and the programme is expected to get under way next month.
However, it is unclear how quickly it will move after that given the shortfall in supply from AstraZeneca.
The National Immunisation Advisory Committee met yesterday and although no final decision has been made, it is expected to allow the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for those over 65, despite a lack of data so far about how effective it will be in that group.
The HSE's Chief Clinical Officer said over 80% of the population will now have to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to achieve herd immunity due to the new variants.
Dr Colm Henry said the current strains are becoming more dominant, especially the variant first identified in the UK, and he said it "demands a greater population coverage for the vaccine".
So far this month just under 1,070 deaths have been notified to the National Public Health Emergency Team, more than in any other month since the pandemic began.
