1,151 people with Covid-19 are being treated in Irish hospitals this morning - a record total for the third day in a row.
It's a 12 percent increase on yesterday's total and is a rise of 126 percent on last Friday.
The figure includes 101 people in ICU - which is the first time the number has risen above 100 since April.
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Anne O'Connor from the HSE says once case numbers begin to fall, it will take some time for the impact to be felt in hospitals:
