The number of patients with Covid-19 in public hospitals has fallen below 600 for the first time since January 1st.
While, according to latest HSE figures 10 people in ICU died after contracting the virus - the largest number in a 24-hour period since the start of the pandemic.
It comes as 574 new cases and 56 additional deaths were reported yesterday.
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The national 14-day incidence rate of the disease has fallen to 231.
No new cases were reported in Monaghan, where the incidence rate is 287 per 100,000.
Meanwhile, 10 cases were confirmed in Cavan yesterday, with the county having an incidence rate of 244.
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Professor Cliona Ni Cheallaigh, a consultant in infectious diseases in Dublin, says the country is making progress:
