Just over 100 COVID-19 patients have been admitted to Intensive Care Units around the country.
Health officials are meeting this afternoon to discuss the latest response to the outbreak.
They have been considering the introduction of further travel restrictions and new measures for nursing homes in a bid to control the spread of the virus.
As of last night, 2,910 people had tested positive for the coronavirus in the Republic, while 54 people had died.
Latest COVID-19 figures in Ireland: Image: HSPCMeanwhile, new figures suggest the measures taken in the Republic so far have begun to flatten the curve – with the daily infection rate halving from 33% to 15% in the past fortnight.
However, Professor Phillip Nolan from the Modelling Advisory Group says there is no room for complacency.
“Right now, we are seeing the impact of the early measures – the school closures, the university closures and the first set of distancing measures,” he said.
“We are not going to see the impact of last Friday’s very strong measures until the end of this week and out into next week.”
He said officials will examine the impact of the lockdown imposed last Friday as soon as possible – with the public urged to keep to the guidelines in the meantime.
"The message to the public is to maintain those efforts around their own hygiene," he said.
"Stay at home and if you think you have this disease to self-isolate immediately."
