It's after 335 more people tested positive for the virus yesterday
It's the lowest number in one day since late September.
Five more patients have died, though the number in hospital has fallen.
Dr Tony Holohan is urging everyone who can wear a mask to make sure they use it -- and has appealed directly to retail workers to stop using visors as a substitute.
Professor Anthony Staines of DCU says case numbers could be down to the dozens by the end of the month -- but could bounce back very quickly:
