County Donegal has now gone 20 days without any new cases of Covid 19 which is very positive for the northwest as Co.Sligo leads the way with no new cases reported in the last 25 days.

County Kerry have had no positive cases in 3 weeks (22 days).

Co.Mayo have had no new cases in 11 days with Gaway been reset back to 1 after a new confimed case there.

Derry City and Strabane district have had no new cases in 6 days with Fermanagh and Omagh district with no reported cases also in 6 days

Nine more people have died from Covid-19 in Ireland, bringing the overall death toll to 1,691.

There have also been nine new confirmed cases of the virus. This brings the total number of cases in the Republic to 25, 215.

The percentage of tests proving positive for Covid-19 has reduced to 1% in the past week, compared with 1.7% in the previous week.

Meanwhile, figures from the Health Service Executive show that the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Irish hospitals has fallen in the past 24 hours.

Today there are 110 confirmed cases in hospitals, with 35 patients in intensive care.

Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health, said we need to work hard to avoid complacency in the fight against Covid-19.

He said: "While today we report nine new cases and the situation continues to improve in both Ireland and across Europe, the World Health Organization has noted that now is not the time to 'take the foot off the pedal' and that countries need to continue to work hard to avoid complacency and promote solidarity."

It is just over 100 days since the first case of coronavirus was reported here and the country has now moved into the second phase of the easing of Covid-19 restrictions.

Research conducted by the Department of Health showed that 62% of adults here now believe the worst of the pandemic is over.

However, the Department has warned that people must stick to public health guidelines to further limit the spread of the virus.

The average number of close contacts per each confirmed case of Covid-19 is now four.

Close contact transmission now accounts for 59% of infections.

In the last week there were also 16 clusters of infection notified in private houses.

The Department of Health has advised anyone who feel they might have symptoms - a list which now includes loss of smell or taste - to isolate and contact their GP without delay.