Covid-19 in the community is observed as vastly under-reported.
The Department of Health has confirmed 39,561 new Covid-19 infections over the past three days.
There were 5,263 PCR-confirmed cases of Covid-19 notified by the Republics Department of Health today, alongside 6,466 positive antigen tests registered through the HSE portal; a total of 11,729.
Yesterday, there were 6,940 PCR-confirmed cases and 5,432 positive antigen tests while on Saturday the figures were 7,754 PCR-confirmed cases and 7,706 positive antigen tests, bringing the total number of confirmed infections over the past three days to 39,561.
There are 1,625 people in hospital with Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland a rise of 56 on yesterday’s figure of 1,569.
The total number of Covid-19-related deaths, in the Republic, since the start of the pandemic, now stands at 6,710, as of the latest figures updated on Friday March 25th last.
A total of 7,836,026 vaccines for Covid-19 (excluding boosters) had been administered in the Republic of Ireland as of Sunday.
A total of 3,828,698 people have had their first dose and 3,767,042 have had their second dose, while 239,926 single-dose vaccines have also been administered.
A total of 2,903,783 booster jabs have now been administered, as of yesterday.
A further 1,204 cases of coronavirus were reported in Northern Ireland today, up from 1,172 cases yesterday.
Today there were 481 people with Covid-19 in northern hospitals, with 4 patients remaining in their intensive care units.
Sadly 5 new Covid-19-related deaths have also been reported in Northern hospitals today, bringing the total number of deaths linked to Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic to 3,306.
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