1,285 people with Covid-19 are being treated in hospital this morning, an increase of 132 since yesterday.
There are 107 patients with the virus in ICU.
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It comes as the more highly transmissible South African variant has been identified in Ireland.
The first three cases of the strain were confirmed here yesterday, along with a record 8,248 new cases of Covid-19 including 253 in Clare
Dr Cillian de Gascun, director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory, says vaccines may not be fully effective in combating the South African variant.
