398 new Covid cases confirmed; Taoiseach says 1m will be fully vaccinated by the end of the day

Signs for the Covid-19 vaccination centre at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. File Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

A further 398 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed by officials at the Department of Health this evening.

At present, there are 70 people hospitalised with the virus, 23 of whom are being treated in intensive care.