There have been a further 524 confirmed cases of Covid 19.
107 patients are being treated for the disease in hospital of which 38 are in ICU.
There were an additional 19 hospitalisations in the last 24 hours.
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan says NPHET is closely monitoring variants of concern.
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It's also concerned about possible higher transmissibility of the so called Indian variant and its spread in other countries.
Cyber Attack Update, Minister Of State Ossian Smyth:
Meanwhile the Government says it's priority is to get the health service back up and running.
It's secured a decryption key, which it says arrived "unprompted" yesterday evening.
The key is undergoing a detailed analysis by the National Cyber Security Centre to determine whether it works and is safe to use.
The Government is warning that while the key may mean patient data isn't lost, it doesn't mean the hackers won't publish information online.
