1,758 new cases of the virus were reported last night.
The country's five-day-moving average of Covid-19 cases has increased by 15 percent in the past week.
The Department of Health said yesterday its been notified of 1,758 new cases of covid 19
The number of people in hospital with the virus has risen by 19 to 248, with 48 people in ICU.
As of midnight, Saturday 14 August, we are reporting 1,758* confirmed cases of #COVID19.
— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) August 15, 2021
As of 8am today, 248 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 48 are in ICU.
*Daily case numbers may change due to future data validation.
Dr. Eoghan De Barra is a consultant in infectious diseases at Beaumont Hospital.
He joined Clem Ryan on Monday's edition of Kildare Today
While 39,000 children aged 12 to 15 have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
A total of 89,000 children have registered since the HSE's portal opened to the cohort on Thursday.
81 per cent of people who are eligible for a vaccine are now fully vaccinated.
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