There had also been 800 tests carried out on Friday.
The highest number of tests conducted in this timeframe was carried out in Ballinlleach, Dublin, where an additional 970 tests were carried out as a result of the HSE’s outbreak response, with 4,598 tests carried out around the country.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five death re-connections.”The continued increase in cases and recent increases have prompted us to strictly limit intake of patients for further testing as an attempt to decrease transmission,” commented Dr Tony Holohan, the country’s health virology chief.