Covid-19 infections here are "substantially" reduced.
While the number of patients in critical care has stabilised.
That's the message from the Acting Chief Medical Officer as he reported 403 more Covid cases tonight.
However there were no patient deaths.
There are 183 confirmed cases in hospital, with 50 in ICU.
Last week saw a 7% reduction in the number of new infections, following a 22% reduction the week before.
The 14-day rate is 115 per 100,00 people.
🆕Three cases of an Indian variant of Covid-19 have been detected in the Republic in the past few days, according to NPHET
— Eoghan Murphy (@eoghanymurphy) April 19, 2021
"Ongoing Improvement" In Covid 19 Incidence Rate
Dr Ronan Glynn says the numbers are going in the right direction.
"We're seeing an ongoing improvement in incidence across all age groups."
He says the 13-18 group has stabilised, but also noticed reductions in all other age groups last week too.
