Galway Bay fm newsroom - 6,307 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported this evening - the second highest figure since January.
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Latest figures show Dublin has by far the highest 14-day incidence rate in the country, at 1,703 cases per 100,000 people.
55 virus-related deaths have been reported over the past week.
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429 Covid patients are in hospital, with 100 in intensive care.
The chief medical officer, Tony Holohan, says research has found many people have changed their Christmas plans.