There have been 51,000 tests in the past 7 days.
The highest number of cases of Covid-19 in over a month have been recorded in the Republic today.
36 new cases have been confirmed by health authorities here.
Latest figures show there have now been 25,802 confirmed covid 19 cases, after a further 36 were recorded today.
The death toll since the virus broke out here in late February stands at 1,753, with no new deaths reported.
As of midnight last night, 574 and a half thousand tests have been carried out, including over 51,000 tests in the past 7 days.
Of those, 139 came back positive, giving a positivity rate of 0.27%.
Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ronan Glynn says he's asking everyone to stay the course with things like covering coughs, hand washing, face coverings and 2m social distancing to continue the momentum towards reopening schools and resuming our healthcare services.
