3,887 new ROI Covid-19 cases today – 1 in 7 Omicron

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.