The number of covid patients in ICU is at its lowest level this year.
A further 465 cases of Covid-19 have been reported by the Department of Health this evening
84 patients are in hospital with the virus - the lowest number in over eight months.
30 Covid patients are in intensive care - which is the lowest figure this year.
Meanwhile,
The HSE is assessing whether it's possible to further reduce the gap between doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
It has only just managed to implement a recommendation made in April to reduce the gap from 16 weeks to 12.
The National Immunisation Advisory Committee has now recommended the second dose of AstraZeneca being administered 8 to 12 weeks after the first dose.
HSE CEO Paul Reid says modeling work is under way:
Pilot Programme For Parents Of Neurodivergent Children Launches In Laois
Midlands Simon Community Receives Major Funding
Emergency Services Call For Safety This Halloween
Midlands Homelessness Figures Continue To Rise
Westmeath Woman Wins Over €45k in Telly Bingo
Offaly Comedian Urges Men To Check For Testicular Cancer
Tánaiste Reviews Infantry Battalion In Westmeath Ahead Of Lebanon Deployment
Laois TD ‘Couldn’t Stomach’ Taoiseach’s Fine Gael Backing
Disruption On Midlands Train Services Expected This Weekend
Man Escapes Injury After Car Fire In Westmeath
Midlands Soldiers Taking Part In Latest Deployment To Lebanon
Popular Laois Forest Named In Coillte Top 20
Laois Author Recounts First Meeting With F1 Legend Eddie Jordan
Truck Driver Jailed For Five Years Over €2.8m Cocaine Haul
ESB Networks Invests €6.5m In Laois Training Centre
Offaly GAA Calls For End To Allianz Sponsorship
IFA Concerned Over Rushed Safeguard Approval For Mercosur
Westmeath Refuge Centres Step Up Support For Women And Children
Frightfully Fun Events Taking Place In The Midlands This Halloween
Social Finance Boosts Westmeath Boat Club