5,325 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported this evening

17 further deaths have also been reported

1,931 of the new cases are in Dublin, 767 in Cork, 323 in Kildare, 322 in Limerick and 238 in Donegal.

The 14 day incidence is now 674 cases per 100,000 people - up from 246 this day last week.

There are 840 people with Covid-19 in hospital - with 76 are in intensive care.