8,248 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the last 24 hours, along with 20 additional deaths.
There is now a total of 135,884 confirmed cases of the virus and 2,327 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland.
1,374 of the reported cases today are in Cork.
The Chief Medical Officer says three cases of a new variant, first detected in South Africa, have now been confirmed here.
Anyone who's recently travelled from the country is being advised to self-isolate for 14 days and refer themselves for a test.
As of 2pm this afternoon, 1,180 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 109 are in ICU.
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