The number of patients with Covid-19 in public hospitals has continued to fall, and has reached its lowest point in 111 days.
However the number of infectious cases at Letterkenny University Hospital has increased slightly in recent days.
There are currently 8 patients being treated at the hospital one in ICU.
The latest data from the National Public Health Emergency team shows 400 more people have contracted the virus, 17 of them in Donegal.
Seven more patients have died.
The five-day average for new infections in the Republic is down 23 per cent since last week.
Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn says previous calls by lobbyists for a faster reopening has had a direct impact on the health system:
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There have been 473 new cases of coronavirus in Ireland.
34 additional deaths related to COVID-19 have also been reported today - three of which occurred in April, four in March, 19 in February, five in January and three in December or earlier.
The median age of those who died was 81 years, with an age range of 33-96 years.
Of today s new cases, 229 were in Dublin, 32 in Kildare, 21 in Mayo, 19 in Meath, 30 in Donegal and the remaining 142 cases were spread across 19 other counties.
The five-day moving average of new cases now stands at 411.
There were 212 COVID-19 patients hospitalised as of this morning, including 43 in ICU.
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