"The rate of transmission of the disease is still extremely high."
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 23 additional deaths related to Covid-19.
21 of these deaths occurred in February and two occurred in January.
The median age of those who died was 84 years and the age range was 57 - 95 years.
The HPSC has been notified of 921 confirmed cases of Covid-19.
As of 8am today, 959 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 173 are in ICU.
There have been 53 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of 9 February, 248,284 doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:
- 158,904 people have received their first dose
- 89,380 people have received their second dose
Dr Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said: “We have made progress in Ireland over recent weeks, but the rate of transmission of the disease is still extremely high and the risks Covid-19 poses to our vulnerable loved ones have not changed.”
“Everyone is working hard to drive down Covid-19 infection in the community, and we must all continue to limit the number of daily contacts we have.
"The only way to limit the spread of Covid-19 is to limit our social contacts and follow the public health advice, wash our hands, maintain a social distance, wear a face covering where appropriate, work from home and stay at home.”
