The Well being Service Govt stated all 41 of its Covid-19 testing centres have totally reopened after a portion had been closed and others operated lowered hours over the previous two days.
Vaccination centres have additionally totally reopened following a two-day Christmas closure.
It comes as virtually 60,000 circumstances of the virus had been confirmed right here within the final week alone.
Since at the present time final week, 59,147 circumstances of Covid-19 have been confirmed – virtually 25,000 of these circumstances had been recorded on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
There was an increase within the variety of individuals in hospital with Covid-19.
As of this morning, 461 individuals are in hospital with the virus – that’s up 35 on yesterday.
Whereas ICU figures haven’t been up to date right now, on 26 December a complete of 91 individuals had been in intensive care.
The Division of Well being estimates that 83% of circumstances at the moment are attributable to the Omicron variant.
Regardless of Authorities recommendation that as much as 4 households can meet indoors over the Christmas interval, the Chief Medical Officer has now appealed to individuals to not socialise or meet indoors with individuals from different households.
Dr Tony Holohan additionally requested individuals to keep away from crowded locations, together with retail environments.
In response, Retail Eire stated companies shall be reinforcing messaging round face coverings and social distancing, which can result in queues exterior some retailers.
HSE Chief Govt Paul Reid has urged individuals to get a vaccine, saying it’s “by no means too late”.
Nicely completed to all of our vaccination groups. Again at it. Please see particulars under of right now’s walk-in vaccination centre clinics. It is by no means too late to obtain your 1st dose vaccine. And please take the earliest alternative to obtain your booster. @HSELive https://t.co/qqgiMGLHZ8
— Paul Reid (@paulreiddublin) December 27, 2021
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