The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 8 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
As of midnight Monday 14th December, the HPSC has been notified of 329 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
There is now a total of 76,776 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
There are less than five new cases of COVID-19 in counties Longford and Roscommon reported today with no new cases in Leitrim.
It comes as the Health Minister says we could see the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines start before the end of the year.
The government's published its plan for how 14.6 million doses will be administered.
From manufacturer to millions of people getting it, this plan sets out how exactly Covid-19 vaccines will be rolled out.
They'll take place initially in nursing homes and large hospitals before mass vaccination centres, which could include sports stadiums and colleges, are used for the wider rollout.
A new IT system will be used so people can pre-register for their jab while a communications campaign will see public health doctors addressing misinformation on social media.
