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Another 274 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the state, the Health Department confirmed.
Officials from the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) also reported no more deaths from the disease.
Of the new cases, 65% are under 45 years of age and 52% are associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case.
166 of the cases are in Dublin, 21 in Cork, 19 in Donegal, 7 in Kildare, 7 in Offaly, 6 in Waterford, 6 in Wicklow, 5 in Louth, 5 in Limerick and 5 in Meath and the remaining 27 cases are located in 12 other counties.
There have been 32,538 confirmed cases of the disease in the Republic and 1,792 Covid-related deaths.
Meanwhile, more than 200 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the last 24 hours in the North.
It is one of the largest daily increases in the region since the start of the pandemic.
According to daily figures from the Northern Ireland Department of Health on Saturday, there were another 222 new confirmed cases of the virus.
This brings the total number of cases in the region to 9,165, including 913 in the last seven days.
There have been 575 deaths with Covid-19 in Northern Ireland, according to the department’s figures.
Dublin restrictions
The news comes as the new Covid-19 restrictions went into effect in Dublin overnight.
People cannot enter or leave the city and county unless it is for work, education or other essential reasons.
The region has level three restrictions, which means that bars and restaurants cannot serve food indoors; many had to close last night.
No more than six people from one household may visit another household, all indoor gatherings are prohibited, and outdoor gatherings are limited to 15 people.
Many communions and confirmations scheduled for this weekend have been canceled; however, weddings and funerals may continue under Level Two rules through Monday.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said there will be more Gardaí patrolling Dublin this weekend.
“I think there will be a greater presence, so that we can reduce large concentrations and gardaí, in their operational functions, make judgments about that every day and every week and they will continue to do so.
“Fundamentally, we need to get the message across that the numbers are increasing. We have to stop the growth of cases,” Martin said.
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