Close contact testing resumes today, after it was suspended at the end of last year due to the high number of people presenting with Covid-19 symptoms.
It comes as 1,466 new cases of the disease were confirmed yesterday - along with 47 further deaths.
Last night in public hospitals there were 1,548 patients with the disease - a total which has fallen by over 400 in the past 10 days.
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There were also 216 people receiving treatment in ICU.
Locally Monaghan saw 50 further confirmed cases with an incidence rate of 1,373.
While Cavan moved down to 11th on the table with 11 cases and an incidence rate of 599.
