3,578 new Covid cases with more than 44,000 reported in the past 14 days

Dr Tony Holohan warned that the volume of disease in the community is really very high. File picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

The Department of Health has confirmed that 3,578 cases of Covid-19 have been recorded on Tuesday.

The figures come with the number of people hospitalised with Covid-19 now standing at 520 - the highest recorded figure since March of this year.