Another 54 deaths from COVID-19 have been reported, along with 1,335 new cases of the virus.

This brings the total number of deaths here to 3,120 and the total number of cases to 191,182.

Among the 54 deaths reported, the median age of those who died was 85 years, and the age range was 55-96.

Among the 1,335 cases, 437 occurred in Dublin, 114 in Cork, 78 in Galway, 71 in Meath and 61 in Louth.

As of 2pm on Wednesday, 1,670 people with confirmed COVID-19 were in hospital, of which 217 were in ICU. There had been 81 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

According to the Department of Health's chief medical officer, Dr Tony Holohan, the current 14-day incidence remains more than double the peak incidence experienced during previous level 5 restrictions last October.

"Now is not the time to drop your guard and start to interact with people outside your household. The risk of transmission in the community remains very high. We must continue to work towards reducing incidence of disease and preventing further hospitalisations and deaths," he commented.

More information on the latest figures in relation to COVID-19, including the number of people vaccinated so far, is available here.