11,139 new cases of COVID-19

From the Galway Bay FM newsroom:

A further 11,139 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed.

It's the lowest daily number of cases reported in almost three weeks.

6,329 cases were detected by PCR tests, and 4,810 were positive antigen tests registered on the HSE portal.

There are 1,006 Covid patients in hospital, and 97 are in ICU.