More than 28,000 new cases of Covid-19 recorded since Friday

There were 4,717 positive antigen tests reported through the HSE's online portal on Friday, 3,803 on Saturday and a further 4,478 on Sunday.

The Department of Health has today reported an additional 3,975 positive PCR cases of Covid-19 in Ireland today.

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) also reported 4,933 PCR confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Sunday, with 6,260 recorded on Saturday.