The latest figures have been released.

147 new Covid-19 cases have been confirmed, while no new deaths were recorded. As of Monday, there has been a total of 1,777 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland, while there has been 28,116 confirmed cases since the beginning of the outbreak. 73 of Monday's cases are found in Dublin, 17 in Kildare, 12 in Offaly, 11 in Wickow, nine in Limerick, and the rest are located across Carlow, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Laois, Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Tipperary and Wexford. The number of patients in public hospitals with confirmed Covid-19 has increased to 28, up from 20 the previous day. 1,354 cases have been notified in the Republic of Ireland in the last 14 days, giving a 14-day incidence of 28.4 cases per 100,000 population. 72% of cases are in people under the age of 45. Acting CMO Ronan Glynn said that he understands why people are concerned about the return to schools, and urged people to see the government's official advice here. He said: "Internationally, where schools have been reopened, schools have not been a significant driver of community transmission. "We all have a role to play in keeping this virus at low levels – this is key to protecting our education system over the coming weeks." Over the weekend, it emerged that last Friday (21 August), 13,000 Covid-19 tests were completed in Ireland, the highest daily number to date.