The Department of Health has been notified of 61 deaths related to Covid-19.
The date on which three of those deaths occurred is under investigation.
The median age of those who died is 83, with the age range between 41-100.
Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre @hpscireland has today been notified of 61 additional deaths related to #COVID19.
— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) January 20, 2021
Meanwhile, the Department has also been notified of 2,448 new cases of the virus.
1,090 of today's cases were identified in men while 1,383 are in women.
Most people -51% - are under 45 years of age.
The median age is 44 years old.
Most of today's cases were identified in Dublin, where there is 726 new cases.
Elsewhere, there are 314 new cases in Cork, 148 in Galway, 133 in Limerick and 130 in Meath.
The remaining 1,037 cases are spread across all other counties
Meanwhile, there have been 85 additional hospitalisations in the past twenty-four hours.
In total, there are 1,923 Covid-19 patients in hospitals - 210 of whom are in intensive care.
The 14 Day Incident Rate is estimated to be 1,222.8 per 100,000 population.
Do Not Underestimate Virus - CMO
Meanwhile, the Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has reminded the public to stay on high alert.
"The persisting high incidence rate of Covid-19 across the country shows that we cannot underestimate the highly infectious nature of the diseaese."
Dr Holohan has appealed to the people to stay at home.
If we all stay home and keep to the public health advice, we can bring #COVID19 back under control - which ultimately will protect our essential services such as health and education and most importantly save lives.
— Dr Tony Holohan (@CMOIreland) January 5, 2021
"The virus spreads through close contacts, through the congregation of people."
"We need everyone to stay at home as much as possible."
He asked people not to meet with others unless you are caring for them.
