A further 1,558 Covid-19 cases have been confirmed by NPHET.
262 people are in hospital with the virus - up 14 in the past 24 hours.
51 are in ICU - an increase of 3 over the same period.
The Chief Medical Officer, Tony Holohan, says there's a "very high level of disease circulating in the community" and is urging people to get vaccinated.
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As of midnight, Sunday 15 August, we are reporting 1,558* confirmed cases of #COVID19.
As of 8am today, 262 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 51 are in ICU.
*Daily case numbers may change due to future data validation.— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) August 16, 2021
