The national 14-day incidence rate has continued to fall for the sixth day in a row - and now stands at 253 per 100 thousand.
552 new cases of the virus were reported last night - as well as two additional deaths.
Professor of Immunology at Maynooth University, Paul Moynagh, says the figures are going in the right direction.
"Certainly I think we're making really good progress, so through all the various metrics that we use for example in terms of daily numbers, in terms of 7 or 14 day moving averages, the R-number is down to 1, the percentage of tests that are proving positive are decreasing as well, so I think the news is certainly good."
