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There are 101 people in hospital with the virus, with 39 of these in ICU.
The Department of Health says the daily case numbers may change due to a future data review.
The five-day moving average has risen slightly and stands at 406.
It comes as a
significant under-delivery of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has put the Government s vaccination timeline in doubt.
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said the best-case scenario is that Ireland would receive just half of the expected one-dose vaccines, but the actual delivery could be much lower than that.
There are also question marks around AstraZeneca vaccine amounts.
It is currently unclear whether 80% of adults will be offered a vaccine by the end of next month.
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Indoor dining looks set to return in the first week of July, under proposals being considered by ministers.
Senior ministers are meeting this evening to decide on the easing of COVID-19 restrictions through the summer.
There will also be an expansion of the number of people at weddings to 50.
The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) has recommended spectators be allowed to return to matches and live events from August, with crowds of up to 5,000 in stadiums that have the capacity.
Gyms and cinemas would be allowed to open on June 7th under the plans, while up to 200 people can attend large events outdoors.
Coronavirus: Westmeath Has Third Highest 14-Day Incidence Rate In The Country
Vaccine:
A Professor of Immunology thinks young people here need to be vaccinated in the Autumn due to the transmissibility of the UK variant.
Trinity College Dublin Professor Kingston Mills says most cases of covid 19 are in the 19 to 24 year old age group, followed by 14 to 19 year-olds.
He says it s already happening in the US which has now got approval to use the Pfizer vaccine in children.
Mullingar s Professor Mills says teenagers and kids need to get vaccinated as they re affected most by transmissibility:
Hospitals:
The number of Covid patients in public hospitals dropped to 111 last night - the lowest since last September.
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Ireland will soon need to be vaccinating around 400,000 people a week to meet the targets set out by the Taoiseach last night.
Announcing the updated Living with COVID-19 plan yesterday, Micheál Martin said
On
The Pat Kenny Show this morning, Trinity Immunology Professor Kingston Mills said it is “always very dangerous” to make predictions but noted that things could move even faster if new vaccines are approved quickly.
“It actually might be better than they predict if a number of companies that are not yet licensed in Europe do get licensed – and it is very likely they will,” he said.