Galway Bay FM Newsroom - The Department of Health has reported 1,051 cases of Covid-19 today.
This is the second lowest number of daily cases in two months.
It's also a drop of more than 500 compared to yesterday's figure.
319 people are in hospital with the virus - 60 of which are in ICU.
The five-day moving average has decreased to 1,284 - down from 1,374 yesterday.
As of 1st October, 87% of people in the Republic of Ireland over the age of 12 have been fully vaccinated.
In Northern Ireland there were two deaths from people diagnosed with COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths in the province to 2,567.
A further 892 people tested positive for the virus, while there are 342 people hospitalised with the disease - of whom 33 are being treated in ICU.
