It's at its highest level in over 14 months.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 5,263 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19.
In addition, on Sunday 27 March, 6,466 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal.
On Saturday 26 March, the HPSC was notified of 7,754 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. 7,706* people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal the previous day.
On Sunday 27 March, the HPSC was notified of 6,940 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. 5,432* people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal the previous day.
As of 8am today, 1,624 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of whom 54 are in ICU.
That's the highest it's been in over 14 months, with a doubling in the number of people in hospital with covid-19 in the past three weeks.
Three weeks ago, the number was only 808.
UCD virology professor, Dr Gerald Barry, says complacency isn't the reason for the spike:
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