The Department of Health has been notified of a further five Covid-related deaths while 461 new cases have also been recorded.
It brings the overall death toll in Ireland to 4,872, with the cumulative number of cases standing at 246,204 since the pandemic began.
Of the cases confirmed today, 75% were under the age of 45, with a median age of 28.
As of 8am this morning, 162 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised with the virus, of which 46 are in ICU. This is down two compared to yesterday.
There were nine additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of 22 April, 1,317,165 doses of Covid vaccines had been administered in Ireland and of these, 934,980 were first doses and 382,185 were second jabs.
The figures come as a delivery of 165,000 Covid-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca, which had been delayed, is now expected to arrive next week, while the head of the task force in charge of distributing vaccines has said next week will be the biggest yet.
Earlier this week it was announced that AstraZeneca supplies that were originally scheduled to be delivered on 30 April had been put back until at least 3 May.
The Health Service Executive today said it has "now been informed that this may be brought forward to the end of next week".
The HSE said the consignment "will assist with the ongoing administration of vaccines to the 60 to 69 age group".
Over 36,000 people in the cohort have already received their first vaccine and the HSE said it hopes to administer dose one to all people registered between 65 and 69 years within the next two weeks.
From today, those aged 63 can register for their vaccine on the HSE website or by calling the Covid-19 Helpline at 1850 24 1850.
The HSE said people aged between 64 and 69, who have not yet registered, can continue to do so through the online portal or by phone.
62-year-olds can apply from tomorrow, followed by those aged 61 from Monday and 60-year-olds from Tuesday.
The HSE said it hopes to commence vaccination of the 60 to 64 age groups "within the next two weeks, dependent on supply being available".
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that yesterday was the biggest day so far in the vaccine roll-out with 41,500 doses administered.
Biggest day yet in the #CovidVaccine rollout yesterday with 41,500 doses given out.
— Micheál Martin (@MichealMartinTD) April 24, 2021
25% of eligible adults now have their first dose - 948,000.
And 10% are now fully vaccinated with two doses - 381,000.
The vaccines, vaccinators, and volunteers are making a real difference
The chair of the High-Level Task Force on Covid-19 Vaccination has said next week will be our biggest week to date for vaccinations.
Professor Brian MacCraith made the remarks on Twitter.
Positive facts re Vaccine rollout:
— Brian MacCraith (@muirtheimhne) April 24, 2021
>25% of adults have now received dose 1
>10% of adults are fully vaccinated
>41k vaccinations on Friday
~40k vaccinations on Thursday
This will be our biggest week to date.
165k AZ doses confirmed to arrive next week.#BrighterDaysAhead
Around 24.5% of Ireland's eligible population have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, with 10% of the population fully vaccinated.
Meanwhile one further coronavirus-related death and 80 new cases have been reported in Northern Ireland during the past 24 hours.
There are been 715 new cases reported during the past seven days, down from 791 in the previous week.
There are 64 confirmed Covid patients in hospital, with six in ICU, three of whom are on ventilators.
The average seven day incidence rate per 100,000 is 38. The council area with the highest rate remains Derry and Strabane on 93.6, while the lowest remains Ards and North Down on 14.3.
The total number of vaccines administered in Northern Ireland is now 1,237,267. Of those, 898,858 were first doses, while 338,409 people have also received their second jab.
During the past 24 hours, 9,269 doses were administered.
Additional reporting: Vincent Kearney
