The Health Minister says the number of critical coronavirus cases should ‘worry us all.’
17 people lost their lives from Covid-19 yesterday, while 325 new cases were confirmed.
The figures are the highest daily increases so far and means 3,235 people now have the infection here.
113 people have been admitted to ICU with the virus, which Simon Harris says is a concerning figure.
"There's absolutely no room for complacency.
"There are very serious concerns in relation to ICU occupancy, very serious concerns which should worry us all.
"Very serious concerns in terms of clusters in nursing homes.
"Worries about the level of healthcare professionals getting this virus, not just in Ireland but globally.
"It's very early days, there's a long way to go in this.
"But the efforts we've made through the work of phase 1 has had an impact, but what we all have to really hope and work for now is that the measures we put in place on Friday have a further impact."
