Nationally, there's been a 19% increase in the last week.
259 people with Covid-19 are in Irish hospitals today.
It's a 19 percent increase from last Monday's total, while it has risen from 248 yesterday.
Latest figures show there's 48 people in ICU.
16 patients are being treated for the virus in midlands hospitals today - one of whom is in ICU in Mullingar.
The HSE says nearly 40,000 Covid vaccines doses were administered over the weekend, many of which went to 12-15 year olds.
It's also seeing 8,000 to 10,000 people from a range of age groups registering each day.
Just under 90,000 children from 12 to 15 years old have been registered on the portal since it opened for that age group late on Wednesday.
The HSE say's it's very happy with the response so far, with 81pc of eligible people in Ireland now fully vaccinated.
90pc are partially vaccinated.
UCC Immuno-virology Professor Liam Fanning says the benefits of a vaccine outweigh the risks:
The HSE says anyone who got their first dose last weekend can expect to be called back for their next one in three to four weeks.
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