Health officials have announced a further 6,284 PCR-confirmed COVID cases this evening.
Meanwhile, 9,735 people registered positive antigen tests through the HSE portal yesterday.
This morning, there were 1,047 patients with COVID in Irish hospitals – up 244 on this day last week.
There were 42 in intensive care, which is nine fewer than last week.
Since PCR testing was restricted for the under-40s in mid-January, the positive antigen test results uploaded to the HSE portal have been reported alongside PCR-confirmed results.
When both are included, the five-day moving average is now 12,769.
