The Department of Health has reported a further 17,656 Covid cases today.
Figures that were recorded at 8am show 928 patients in hospital with the disease.
94 of those people are in ICU.
It has also reported a further 40 deaths in the last week.
Which brings the total death toll from Covid so far to 5,952.
Covid Antiviral Pills
Meanwhile, the Taoiseach says new Covid antiviral pills could start arriving in Ireland in the coming weeks.
The government is to spend 90 million euro on the drugs developed by Pfizer, Merck and GlazoSmithKline.
They're seen as an additional tool to help reduce the number of people becoming seriously ill from Covid.
Taoiseach Micheal Martin says Ireland will be availing of the antivirals which will be available soon:
"The decision to procure, the Minister has been given the green light."
"It will be some weeks yet before, but that's work that's underway between the companies and the HSE in terms of when that timeline could be both clarified and accelerated if necessary."
