A total of 3,887 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed this evening in the Republic of Ireland – with nearly one in every seven of those new cases being the Omicron variant.
The chief medical officer says about 14 per cent are Omicron – or nearly 550 cases.
That’s a 14 times increase on this day last week – and Dr Tony Holohan expects a further sharp increase in the coming days.
Current figures also show that 493 people are in hospitals with the virus here, of which 109 are in ICU.
