Figures related to Covid-19 related deaths were not provided, as the CMO expressed concern regarding the Indian variant.
There have been 524 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Ireland.
The figures released from the Department of Health on Friday did not contain information regarding deaths related to Covid-19.
The Department of Health’s statement said that the number of daily cases may also change due to future data validation.
As of 8am today, 107 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 38 are in ICU.
There have been 19 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
In a statement, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan expressed concern regarding the Indian variant of Covid-19 and how it could affect the progress made in suppressing the virus.
He said: “NPHET is closely monitoring variants of concern, and are concerned about possible higher transmissibility of the so-called Indian variant and its spread in other countries as well as early reports of its impact on vaccine effectiveness.
“The public are keeping the disease under control and the HSE is increasing the number of people vaccinated every day. But the variant may nevertheless pose a risk to the progress we have made.
“NPHET will keep a close eye on this as we move towards the end of May and consider the advice we need to provide to Government on any further easing of restrictions.”
72 cases of the Indian variant have been identified in Ireland.
Chair of the NPHET Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group Professor Philip Nolan added: “Despite recent challenges to the Health Service’s IT systems, we continue to monitor key indicators of the disease in Ireland.
“The number of people hospitalised and in ICU are stable, the daily incidence is stable and the amount of people protected through vaccination continues to grow.
“We have confidence that if we can continue to limit transmission of Covid-19 through our individual behaviour and compliance to public health advice, the vaccination effect will lead us to further easing of measures in the near future.”
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