A further 1,015 confirmed cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in the State.
The Department of Health said as of 8am on Tuesday, 178 Covid-19 patients were hospitalised, of which 29 were in ICU.
Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan said: Public health doctors around the country are reporting that outbreaks are being notified to them that originated in symptomatic people attending workplaces, or eating out, or visiting friends.
Please remember that you should stay at home if you have symptoms even if you are vaccinated, because you could still transmit Covid-19. Together as a country, we need to keep on top of all the positive behaviours that limit the spread of disease, and integral to this is staying at home if you have any cold or flu symptoms.
Dont drop your guard, because heading into work or meeting a friend while experiencing fever, cough, cold/flu symptoms, or loss of sense of smell/taste that could be the beginning link that sets off a chain of transmission that leads to an outbreak in your community.
The latest figures came as Taoiseach Micheál Martin said Ireland had completed a deal for 700,000 Covid vaccines from Romania.
The extra vaccine doses will come as a welcome boost to our rollout, Mr Martin tweeted on Tuesday afternoon.
The doses announced this week are part of the same deal already announced in early July, which was then to cover 1 million vaccines.
In Northern Ireland, six further deaths linked to Covid 19 were reported on Tuesday, bringing the total death toll in the North to 2,205.
Another 1,082 people tested positive for the virus in Northern Ireland, bringing the overall number of positive cases since the start of the pandemic to 159,471.
Stormonts department of health said there were 224 infected patients in hospitals, of which 37 were in intensive care.
Weve completed a deal to secure an additional 700,000 #CovidVaccines from Romania/EU.Fantastic news and a welcome boost to our rollout, which continues to experience huge support and uptake from the Irish public.
Micheál Martin (@MichealMartinTD)
August 3, 2021
