By Cillian Doyle.
A further 600 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed this evening.
64 patients are in hospital with the virus of which 16 are in ICU.
Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan says there is a "worrying increase" in cases, particularly in the 16 to 29 age group.
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Tomorrow marks 500 days since the first confirmed case of coronavirus in Ireland.
