The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 57 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
34 of these deaths occurred in February, 21 in January, 1 in December and 1 in November.
As of midnight, Tuesday 16th February, the HPSC has been notified of 650 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
No new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Kerry; the county has the lowest 14-day incidence rate for the virus.
As of 8am today, 831 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 154 are in ICU. 49 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of 14th February, 271,942 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:
180,192 people have received their first dose
91,750 people have received their second dose