That's according to an immunology expert
The R number has reduced over the past week to around 1.1, with 20 new cases confirmed last night by health officials.
Here in Cork there have been 50 Covid-related deaths since the outbreak began, with 6% of all cases reported nationally occurring in Cork.
The total number of cases now stands at over 25,800.
Kingston Mills is a professor of experimental immunology at Trinity College - he says there have been positive signs:
