There have been 542 new cases of COVID-19 validated in the Republic, according to the Department of Health.
There have actually been 2 more deaths related to the infection in the past 24 hours.
The latest figures bring the total amount of cases here to 65,394, while the number of coronavirus-related deaths stands at 1,947
The numbers are reflective of the denotification of 3 confirmed cases of the virus.
Of the latest cases, 64%are under 45 years of age, while the typical age is 35 years old.
Regarding the across the country distribution of cases, 181 remain in Dublin, 59 in Donegal, 50 in Limerick, 36 in Cork, 25 in Kildare, and the staying 191 cases are spread throughout 20 other counties.
277 are men and 264 are ladies.
As of 2pm today, 283 people are now getting treatment in healthcare facility for the infection after 13 new admissions in the past 24 hours.
Of those patients, 39 remain in ICU.
The 14- day occurrence rate per 100,000 of the population now stands at 175.5, compared to 1856 yesterday.
Earlier, a Cork GP alerted that we need to “think thoroughly” as a society about how we approach Christmas this year.
Dr Nuala O’Connor, the Irish College of General Practitioners’ lead consultant on COVID-19, stated the focus requires to be on how we can have a safe Christmas throughout the pandemic
Meanwhile, 420 new cases of COVID-19 have actually been recorded in Northern Ireland in the last 24 hours.
There have also been seven additional deaths reported by the Department of Health there.
There are now 396 people with the virus in medical facility in the North and 55 clients in ICU.
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