9,005 new Covid cases with positivity rate at highest level since pandemic began

Latest figures from the HSE show 521 people are now hospitalised with the disease, up almost 100 in two days.

A further 9,005 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Ireland, the Department of Health has said.

The number of people being treated in Irish hospitals for Covid-19 has increased by 60 in the past 24 hours.