Covid-19: Evening Update

Here's a reminder of today's Covid headlines

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 431 additional cases of COVID-19.

58 patients are being treated in hospital for Covid-19, of which 22 are in ICU.

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Deputy Chief Medical Officer Says Profile Of Covid-19 Improved Nationally But Concerns About County Limerick Still Persists

Dr Ronan Glynn says there has been 879 cases of the virus in the county over the past fortnight

He's appealing to people stick to the public health guidelines this weekend. 

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UCC Public Health Expert Says Slight Rise In Delta Variant In Ireland Is 'Real Worry' Given Trends In UK

There were 126 cases of the Delta strain here by May 29th - which is reported to be an increase of ten

It comes as 319 new cases of Covid 19 have been confirmed here and 54 patients are in hospital - the lowest in almost 9 months.

Professor Ivan Perry of UCC says the Delta mutation in the UK is a concern given the number travelling to the Republic.

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Taoiseach Says EU's Vaccine Rollout Should Be Seen As Enormous Success

Over 3.1 million jabs have been administered in Ireland so far

The online portal for registration is expected to open for people in their 30s shortly.

Micheal Martin has told the European ALDE Party's congress that the rollout across the bloc is going well.