99 Covid-19 Patients Were In ICUs In Public Hospitals Last Night

The number has fallen below 100 for the first time in nearly 2 months

It continues a steady decline from the peak of 221 in late January. 

The number of Covid patients in hospital fell to 401, which is the lowest since the end of December. 

The deputy chief medical officer, Ronan Glynn, says the country is making 'real progress' in the battle against the virus. 

Former HSE director-general, Tony O'Brien, says the drop in ICU numbers is welcome: