Health officials have announced another 18 coronavirus-related deaths, taking the death-toll to 1,446.
One previously announced death has been denotified after doctors concluded it was not related to the virus.
Another 219 cases have also been confirmed, taking the total in the Republic to 22,760.
There have now been a total 1,446 #COVID19 related deaths in Ireland.
Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 1 death. The figure of 1,446 deaths reflects this.
— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) May 9, 2020
As of midnight on Thursday, over 29% of the confirmed cases (6,669) were associated with healthcare workers.
Some 57% of all cases were women, with men making up 43% of the total.
There had been 2,954 cases hospitalised, making up 13% of the total and 381 people had been admitted to intensive care.
As of 11am Saturday 9 May the HPSC has been notified of 219 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 22,760 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
For more detailed case information data, please log on to https://t.co/RjyC3RrpgD
— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) May 9, 2020
Dublin had the highest number of cases at 10,948, making up 49% of the total. Kildare was the second-hardest hit with 1,317 cases (6%) and Cork had the third highest figure with 1,205 (5%).
Where doctors were able to tell how their patients picked up the virus, 61% picked it up in the community in Ireland, 35% caught it off a previously diagnosed patient and 3% had recently travelled abroad.
Meanwhile, the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has been handed powers to close businesses that do not comply with the Government’s new National Return to Work Safely Protocol.
Under the plan, temperature checks and no-handshake policies will become the norm in the workplace and all staff will have to undergo COVID-19 induction training before they return.
It came as officials said COVID-19 testing could be ramped up meat plants amid a rise in clusters of the virus at the facilities.
The Department of Health last night confirmed that there are now 10 clusters of the virus in plants across the country, involving 566 confirmed cases.
