The Department of Health has confirmed 1,049 new cases of Covid-19 here in the Irish Republic over the past 24 hours.
There are 310 patients in our hospitals with the virus, 66 of whom are in intensive care units, (ICU’s).
Meanwhile, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has begun operating walk-in vaccination clinics across college campuses from today in a bid to promote further vaccination uptake amongst younger people.
The campaign involves some 30 third-level institutions, with temporary vaccination centres being set up on 15 of these sites.
In Northern Ireland, a further 903 cases of coronavirus were reported over the past 24 hours, down from 1,030 yesterday.
Sadly, 4 further coronavirus-related deaths have also been reported in Northern Ireland over the same 24 hour time-frame.
Figures confirmed north and south on our island today, total 1,952, the number of coronavirus cases on the Irish mainland.
Vaccination continues to offer the best protection against the most severe effects of COVID-19, including hospitalisation and death.
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