A further 591 coronavirus have been reported this afternoon, alongside eight more virus-related deaths.

Across Connacht there 21 new cases in Galway, less than five in both Mayo and Sligo and there no new cases in Roscommon or Leitrim.

This morning there were 264 COVID-19 patients in Irish hospitals – ten less than yesterday morning.

Meanwhile, the number in intensive care fell by one to 62.