There has now been almost 5,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
The HSE says the number of people being tested for Covid-19 should double this week.
There are now more than 200 clusters of the infection nationwide.
There have been almost 5,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus here and 158 people have lost their lives.
Figures show people over the age of 65 are contracting Covid-19 the most.
However, 11 babies have had the infection, 13 people aged between one and four and 35 aged between five and 14.
There are now 236 clusters nationwide, 57 of these are in nursing homes.
165 patients have been admitted to the ICU.
Dublin still has the highest infection rate per 100,000, followed by Westmeath and Cavan.
There has been criticism of the low number of people being tested but the HSE saying this should double this week to 4,500 per day.
Cillian de Gascun from the National Virus Reference Laboratory says it may be premature to lift restrictions until our testing improves.
Medical experts have said this is the critical week to see if we can contain the virus.
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