The number of Covid-19 patients in hospital in Ireland has fallen to its lowest in over a month, continuing a downwards trend.
There are 719 patients with a confirmed case of Covid-19 in hospital as of 8am this morning.
45 new Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospital in the past 24 hours, and 50 were discharged.
There are also currently 149 patients in intensive care with Covid-19.
Last night the Department of Health confirmed that there have been three confirmed cases of Covid-19, associated with the Brazilian variant, in Ireland.