A further 18 deaths have been confirmed this evening from Covid-19, and 349 new cases.

It's the second lowest number of daily cases so far this year.

It includes 14 new cases in Co Galway, with less than 5 new cases in each of the other Connacht counties.

355 people now are in hospital with the disease - down almost 60 percent compared to this day last month - while 88 people are in ICU.

The country's 14 day incidence rate is now 148 cases per 100,000 people, while the 5-day moving average of new cases is 499.