There are 683 new Covid-19 cases and 18 additional deaths.
Officials recorded 6 deaths in March, 7 in February and 5 in January.
There has been a total of 4,628 deaths and 232,164 confirmed cases here.
So 308 new cases are in Dublin, 68 in Donegal, 49 in Kildare, 35 in Meath and 30 are in Offaly.
There are 21 new cases in Limerick.
329 people are in hospital with the virus and 76 are in ICU.
As of March 21st 2021, 680,015 doses of #COVID19 #vaccine have been administered in Ireland:
•495,824 people have received their first dose
•184,191 people have received their second dose— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) March 24, 2021
Lowest And Highest Covid Incidence:
The county with the highest Covid 14 day incidence rate per 100,00 population is Offaly.
It's at 443.8 which is over twice the national average of 159.3.
That's followed by Kildare (249), Donegal (247) and Dublin (239).
At the other end of the scale is Kilkenny (33.3), Cork (43) and Kerry (48.7).
Finally, the National 5 day case average is 573.
✅ U-turn on face-masks for oral exams welcome
❌ Further unnecessary stress on students, teachers & SNAs must be avoided
✍️ Minister must now move to facilitate JC written exams for vulnerable students.
👇My statement is here:https://t.co/qzixLOQd6g
— Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (@AodhanORiordain) March 24, 2021
Masks To Be Worn At Leaving Orals
Meanwhile, both the student and the interviewer will wear masks for the Leaving Cert Orals.
The State Examinations Commission has issued new advice for the tests, which start this Friday.
Also ,other public health measures will be in place.
Those include social distancing, Perspex screens, ventilation, cleaning and sanitation.
