The National Public Health Emergency Team will discuss the country's record number of Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations when it meets this morning.
There are now 954 people in hospital with the virus while 7,836 cases were confirmed yesterday - with both figures the highest since the pandemic began.
The chief medical officer, Tony Holohan, says the country is likely to see an increasing number of deaths and ICU admissions in the coming days and weeks.
