5,483 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed 

Dr Tony Holhan warned that the case total is "another indication of the very significant increase in the incidence of disease in almost all age-groups across the population".

Some 5,483 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed by the Department of Health.

It is the first time since January 10 that the daily case total has topped 5,000. A higher daily case total has only been recorded on five other days.