4 additional deaths and 434 new cases of covid have been confirmed.
197 of the cases are in Dublin, 44 in Cork, 34 in Kildare, 20 in Limerick, 20 in Meath and the remaining 119 cases are spread across 16 other counties.
126 covid patients are hospitalised, of which 34 are in ICU.
The 14 day incidence rate per 100,000 of the population is 129.7.
Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn says we are seeing the impact of vaccination.
