284 additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed this evening - this number may change due to future data validation.
No figures are available on a county-per-county basis due to last month's cyber-attack on the HSE.
53 patients with the virus are in hospital - 13 of these are in intensive care.
Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan has warned that today's data show a concerning increase in transmission of the Delta variant in Ireland.
He says they estimate that the highly-infectious Delta variant now accounts for up to 20% of cases reported in the last week.
Today’s data show a concerning increase in transmission of the Delta variant in Ireland.
We estimate that Delta accounts for up to 20% of cases reported in the last week.
We have also seen a number of outbreaks associated with this variant reported in the last week.— Dr Tony Holohan (@CMOIreland) June 21, 2021
