In Northern Sound region both counties incidence rates have continued to move downwards

Locally in the Northern Sound region both counties have continued to move downwards when it comes to the 14 day incidence rates.

Monaghan is now 16th on the table with fewer than 5 cases confirmed yesterday and a rate of 96.1, while Cavan is now 22nd with no cases yesterday and a rate of 69.6.

The country's incidence rate of Covid-19 has fallen to 150 for the first time since before Christmas.

384 new cases of the virus were identified yesterday, while no deaths were recorded for the first time in 2021.

In public hospitals overnight, there were 355 people with the disease getting treatment, while there were 86 patients in ICU.