Coronavirus figures show Ireland saw a record high of new cases on Saturday.
The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) said there were 553 new confirmed cases reported by Irish laboratories, and an additional 286 cases reported by a laboratory in Germany.
This means there were a total of 839 new COVID-19 cases in Ireland on Saturday.
With the German figures included, there is now an overall total of 8,928 confirmed cases here.
It was also revealed that 33 more people diagnosed with COVID-19 had died - bringing the death toll here to 320.
The median age of Saturday's reported deaths was 82 - while 25 of those patients were reported as having underlying health conditions.
An analysis of data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC), as of midnight on Thursday, reveals:
- 45% of cases are men and 54% are women, with 356 clusters involving 1,626 cases
- The median age of confirmed cases is 48 years
- 1,718 cases (22%) have been hospitalised
- Of those hospitalised, 253 cases have been admitted to ICU
- 2,141 cases are associated with healthcare workers
Dublin has the highest number of cases at 4,156 (53% of all cases) - followed by Cork with 581 cases (8%).
Of those for whom transmission status is known community transmission accounts for 66%, close contact is 26% and travel abroad accounts for 8%.
Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, said on Saturday: "Today’s figure of 553 represents the largest number of new cases reported in a single day since the start of the outbreak.
"This should remind everyone of the importance of hand hygiene, respiratory etiquette and physical distancing. These are the actions to suppress this infection. We need to continue with them."
The Government has also launched a new, dedicated web page for people struggling with their mental health during the pandemic.
It has tips, advice and support for people's physical and mental well-being.
Categories dealt with on the site include coping at home, staying active, healthy eating and cocooning.
There are also links to advice and tips on how you can look after your mental well-being, and cope with a new daily routine.
