By Cillian Doyle.
NPHET has reported 1,522 new cases of Covid-19 this evening.
That's a drop of 315 cases from Sunday, which saw the highest daily figure since the middle of January.
217 patients are in hospital with the virus, which is up 9 on yesterday's figure.
34 people are in ICU - up 3 from yesterday.
Today we are reporting 1,522* confirmed cases of #COVID19.
As of 8am today, 217 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 34 are in ICU.
*Daily case numbers may change due to future data validation and update.— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) August 9, 2021