A further 36 people have died from Covid-19 in Ireland bringing the overall death toll to 210.
345 more cases of the coronavirus have also been diagnosed in the Republic, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 5,709.
A total of 42,484 tests have been carried out up to midnight last night.
In Northern Ireland, three more deaths have been reported from the coronavirus today, bringing the total number of deaths to 73.
There has been 97 new cases of Covid-19 diagnosed in the region, bringing the total number of infections to 1,255.
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