A further 284 COVID cases have been reported in Ireland this evening.

As of Sunday, there were 53 coronavirus patients in Irish hospitals – a 20% decrease on this day last week.

Meanwhile, there were 13 patients in intensive care – down 56.5% on the 23recorded last week.

In a tweet, the Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan warned that today’s cases included a “concerning increase in transmission of the Delta variant in Ireland.”

“We estimate that Delta accounts for up to 20% of cases reported in the last week,” he said

“We have also seen a number of outbreaks associated with this variant reported in the last week.”

The five-day moving average in Ireland has fallen slightly to 330.

The Five-Day Moving Average. Image: Newstalk

The HSE continues to be impacted by last month’s cyber-attack and daily case numbers, “may change due to future data review, validation and update.”