2022-06-011,565,970(+615)7,381(+77) 2022-06-021,566,276(+306)7,381(=) 2022-06-031,567,330(+1,054)7,381(=) 2022-06-041,568,120(+790)7,381(=) 2022-06-051,568,255(+135)7,381(=) 2022-06-061,569,139(+884)7,381(=) 2022-06-071,569,614(+475)7,381(=) 2022-06-081,570,519(+905)7,416(+35) 2022-06-091,570,2917,416(=) 2022-06-101,572,397(+2,106)7,416(=) 2022-06-111,573,894(+1,497)7,416(=) 2022-06-121,574,108(+214)7,416(=) 2022-06-131,574,996(+888)7,416(=) 2022-06-141,575,542(+546)7,416(=) 2022-06-151,578,284(+2,742)7,442(+26) 2022-06-161,579,563(+1,279)7,442(=) 2022-06-171,580,617(+1,054)7,442(=) 2022-06-181,582,088(+1,471)7,442(=) 2022-06-191,583,635(+1,547)7,442(=) 2022-06-201,584,617(+982)7,442(=) 2022-06-211,586,162(+1,545)7,442(=) 2022-06-221,587,385(+1,223)7,469(+27) 2022-06-231,589,692(+2,307)7,469(=) 2022-06-241,592,225(+2,533)7,469(=) 2022-06-251,593,900(+1,675)7,469(=) 2022-06-261,595,730(+1,830)7,469(=) 2022-06-271,597,040(+1,310)7,469(=) 2022-06-281,598,619(+1,579)7,469(=) 2022-06-291,600,614(+1,995)7,499(+30) 2022-06-301,602,839(+2,225)7,499(=) 2022-07-011,605,077(+2,238)7,499(=) 2022-07-021,607,051(+1,974)7,499(=) 2022-07-031,608,166(+1,115)7,499(=) 2022-07-041,611,081(+2,915)7,499(=) 2022-07-051,612,836(+1,755)7,499(=) 2022-07-061,614,631(+1,795)7,536(+37) 2022-07-071,617,384(+2,753)7,536(=) 2022-07-081,619,167(+1,783)7,536(=) 2022-07-091,622,995(+3,828)7,536(=) 2022-07-101,624,887(+1,892)7,536(=) 2022-07-111,625,201(+314)7,536(=) 2022-07-121,627,538(+2,337)7,536(=) 2022-07-131,628,745(+1,207)7,571(+35) 2022-07-141,631,595(+2,850)7,571(=) 2022-07-151,633,458(+1,863)7,571(=) 2022-07-161,635,498(+2,040)7,571(=) 2022-07-171,636,496(+998)7,571(=) 2022-07-181,637,068(+572)7,571(=) 2022-07-191,638,179(+1,111)7,571(=) 2022-07-201,639,459(+1,280)7,620(+49) 2022-07-211,640,354(+895)7,620(=) 2022-07-221,641,290(+936)7,620(=) 2022-07-231,642,241(+951)7,620(=) 2022-07-241,642,533(+292)7,620(=) 2022-07-251,642,667(+134)7,620(=) 2022-07-261,643,643(+976)7,620(=) 2022-07-271,644,166(+523)7,675(+55) 2022-07-281,645,207(+1,041)7,675(=) 2022-07-291,645,809(+602)7,675(=) 2022-07-301,646,365(+556)7,675(=) 2022-07-311,646,469(+104)7,675(=) 2022-08-011,646,893(+424)7,675(=) 2022-08-021,647,098(+205)7,675(=) 2022-08-031,647,605(+507)7,700(+25) 2022-08-041,648,190(+585)7,700(=) 2022-08-051,648,763(+573)7,700(=) 2022-08-061,649,225(+462)7,700(=) 2022-08-071,649,495(+270)7,700(=) 2022-08-081,649,750(+255)7,700(=) 2022-08-091,650,254(+504)7,700(=) 2022-08-101,650,791(+537)7,743(+43) 2022-08-111,651,599(+808)7,743(=) 2022-08-121,651,956(+357)7,743(=) 2022-08-131,652,213(+257)7,743(=) 2022-08-141,652,480(+267)7,743(=) 2022-08-151,652,654(+174)7,743(=) 2022-08-161,653,188(+534)7,743(=) 2022-08-171,653,576(+388)7,782(+39) 2022-08-181,653,798(+222)7,782(=) 2022-08-191,654,219(+421)7,782(=) 2022-08-201,654,456(+237)7,782(=) 2022-08-211,654,508(+52)7,782(=) 2022-08-221,654,518(+10)7,782(=) 2022-08-231,655,000(+482)7,782(=) 2022-08-241,655,338(+338)7,820(+38) 2022-08-251,655,538(+200)7,820(=) 2022-08-261,655,860(+322)7,820(=) 2022-08-271,656,183(+323)7,820(=) 2022-08-281,656,297(+114)7,820(=) 2022-08-291,656,324(+27)7,820(=) 2022-08-301,656,881(+557)7,820(=) 2022-08-311,656,956(+75)7,839(+19) 2022-09-011,657,449(+493)7,839(=) 2022-09-021,657,762(+313)7,839(=) 2022-09-031,658,098(+336)7,839(=) 2022-09-041,658,247(+149)7,839(=) 2022-09-051,658,272(+25)7,839(=) 2022-09-061,658,792(+520)7,839(=) 2022-09-071,659,034(+242)7,870(+31) 2022-09-081,659,319(+285)7,870(=) 2022-09-091,659,542(+223)7,870(=) 2022-09-101,659,783(+241)7,870(=) 2022-09-111,659,899(+116)7,870(=) 2022-09-121,659,921(+22)7,870(=) 2022-09-131,660,376(+455)7,870(=) 2022-09-141,660,635(+259)7,901(+31) 2022-09-151,660,904(+269)7,901(=) 2022-09-161,661,099(+195)7,901(=) 2022-09-171,661,413(+314)7,901(=) 2022-09-181,661,432(+19)7,901(=) 2022-09-191,661,479(+47)7,901(=) 2022-09-201,662,008(+529)7,922(+21) 2022-09-211,662,315(+307)7,922(=) 2022-09-221,662,563(+248)7,922(=) 2022-09-231,662,972(+409)7,922(=) 2022-09-241,663,314(+342)7,922(=) 2022-09-251,663,338(+24)7,922(=) 2022-09-261,663,363(+25)7,922(=) 2022-09-271,663,653(+290)7,942(+20) 2022-09-281,664,102(+449)7,942(=) 2022-09-291,664,561(+459)7,942(=) 2022-09-301,664,893(+332)7,942(=) 2022-10-011,665,197(+304)7,942(=) 2022-10-021,665,244(+47)7,942(=) 2022-10-031,665,510(+266)7,942(=) 2022-10-041,666,048(+538)7,959(+17) 2022-10-051,666,450(+402)7,959(=) 2022-10-061,666,805(+355)7,959(=) 2022-10-071,667,154(+349)7,959(=) 2022-10-081,667,544(+390)7,959(=) 2022-10-091,667,563(+19)7,959(=) 2022-10-101,667,596(+33)7,959(=) 2022-10-111,668,301(+705)7,988(+29) 2022-10-121,668,598(+297)7,988(=) 2022-10-131,669,002(+404)7,988(=) 2022-10-141,669,364(+362)7,988(=) 2022-10-151,669,610(+246)7,988(=) 2022-10-161,669,716(+106)7,988(=) 2022-10-171,669,744(+28)7,988(=) 2022-10-181,670,377(+633)8,010(+22) 2022-10-191,670,644(+267)8,010(=) 2022-10-201,671,066(+422)8,010(=) 2022-10-211,671,400(+334)8,010(=) 2022-10-221,671,654(+254)8,010(=) 2022-10-231,671,682(+28)8,010(=) 2022-10-241,671,954(+272)8,010(=) 2022-10-251,672,319(+365)8,043(+33) 2022-10-261,672,695(+376)8,043(=) 2022-10-271,672,853(+158)8,043(=) 2022-10-281,673,082(+229)8,043(=) 2022-10-291,673,236(+154)8,043(=) 2022-10-301,673,0498,043(=) 2022-10-311,673,188(+139)8,043(=) 2022-11-011,673,665(+477)8,066(+23) 2022-11-021,674,210(+545)8,066(=) 2022-11-031,674,537(+327)8,066(=) 2022-11-041,674,771(+234)8,066(=) 2022-11-051,674,986(+215)8,066(=) 2022-11-061,675,004(+18)8,066(=) 2022-11-071,675,195(+191)8,066(=) 2022-11-081,675,723(+528)8,100(+34) 2022-11-091,676,087(+364)8,100(=) 2022-11-101,676,350(+263)8,100(=) 2022-11-111,676,576(+226)8,100(=) 2022-11-121,676,859(+283)8,100(=) 2022-11-131,676,892(+33)8,100(=) 2022-11-141,676,921(+29)8,100(=) 2022-11-151,677,386(+465)8,141(+41) 2022-11-161,675,6818,141(=) 2022-11-171,677,961(+2,280)8,141(=) 2022-11-181,678,141(+180)8,141(=) 2022-11-191,678,355(+214)8,141(=) 2022-11-201,678,373(+18)8,141(=) 2022-11-211,678,399(+26)8,141(=) 2022-11-221,678,827(+428)8,170(+29) 2022-11-231,679,090(+263)8,170(=) 2022-11-241,679,475(+385)8,170(=) 2022-11-251,679,692(+217)8,170(=) 2022-11-261,679,959(+267)8,170(=) 2022-11-271,679,984(+25)8,170(=) 2022-11-281,680,171(+187)8,170(=) 2022-11-291,680,548(+377)8,197(+27) 2022-11-301,680,840(+292)8,197(=) 2022-12-011,681,159(+319)8,197(=) 2022-12-021,681,437(+278)8,197(=) 2022-12-031,681,810(+373)8,197(=) 2022-12-041,681,825(+15)8,197(=) 2022-12-051,681,849(+24)8,197(=) 2022-12-061,682,409(+560)8,231(+34) 2022-12-071,682,812(+403)8,231(=) 2022-12-081,683,109(+297)8,231(=) 2022-12-091,683,540(+431)8,231(=) 2022-12-101,683,719(+179)8,231(=) 2022-12-111,683,772(+53)8,231(=) 2022-12-121,684,199(+427)8,231(=) 2022-12-131,684,717(+518)8,270(+39) 2022-12-141,685,174(+457)8,270(=) 2022-12-151,685,691(+517)8,270(=) 2022-12-161,686,239(+548)8,270(=) 2022-12-171,686,744(+505)8,270(=) 2022-12-181,686,891(+147)8,270(=) 2022-12-191,687,115(+224)8,270(=) 2022-12-201,687,668(+553)8,293(+23) 2022-12-211,688,387(+719)8,293(=) 2022-12-221,689,149(+762)8,293(=) 2022-12-231,689,764(+615)8,293(=) 2022-12-241,690,492(+728)8,293(=) 2022-12-251,690,691(+199)8,293(=) 2022-12-261,690,943(+252)8,293(=) 2022-12-271,691,053(+110)8,293(=) 2022-12-281,691,176(+123)8,293(=) 2022-12-291,692,146(+970)8,293(=) 2022-12-301,692,768(+622)8,293(=) 2022-12-311,693,477(+709)8,293(=) 2023-01-011,693,645(+168)8,293(=) 2023-01-021,693,748(+103)8,293(=) 2023-01-031,693,847(+99)8,339(+46) 2023-01-041,694,918(+1,071)8,339(=) 2023-01-051,695,504(+586)8,339(=) 2023-01-061,696,428(+924)8,339(=) 2023-01-071,697,004(+576)8,339(=) 2023-01-081,697,118(+114)8,339(=) 2023-01-091,697,285(+167)8,339(=) 2023-01-101,697,775(+490)8,388(+49) 2023-01-111,698,120(+345)8,388(=) 2023-01-121,698,461(+341)8,388(=) 2023-01-131,698,673(+212)8,388(=) 2023-01-141,698,902(+229)8,388(=) 2023-01-151,698,953(+51)8,388(=) 2023-01-161,698,984(+31)8,388(=) 2023-01-171,699,347(+363)8,431(+43) 2023-01-181,699,456(+109)8,431(=) 2023-01-191,699,679(+223)8,431(=) 2023-01-201,699,796(+117)8,431(=) 2023-01-211,699,943(+147)8,431(=) 2023-01-221,699,972(+29)8,431(=) 2023-01-231,699,987(+15)8,431(=) 2023-01-241,700,253(+266)8,462(+31) 2023-01-251,700,364(+111)8,462(=) 2023-01-261,700,567(+203)8,462(=) 2023-01-271,700,693(+126)8,462(=) 2023-01-281,700,808(+115)8,462(=) 2023-01-291,700,817(+9)8,462(=) 2023-01-301,700,817(=)8,462(=) 2023-01-311,700,817(=)8,515(+53) 2023-02-011,701,093(+276)8,515(=) 2023-02-021,701,303(+210)8,515(=) 2023-02-031,701,447(+144)8,515(=) 2023-02-041,701,543(+96)8,515(=) 2023-02-051,701,554(+11)8,515(=) 2023-02-061,701,564(+10)8,515(=) 2023-02-071,701,617(+53)8,602(+87) 2023-02-081,701,846(+229)8,602(=) 2023-02-091,702,000(+154)8,602(=) 2023-02-101,702,115(+115)8,602(=) 2023-02-111,702,249(+134)8,602(=) 2023-02-121,702,257(+8)8,602(=) 2023-02-131,702,272(+15)8,602(=) 2023-02-141,702,523(+251)8,629(+27) 2023-02-151,702,598(+75)8,629(=) 2023-02-161,702,771(+173)8,629(=) 2023-02-171,702,906(+135)8,629(=) 2023-02-181,703,019(+113)8,629(=) 2023-02-191,703,038(+19)8,629(=) 2023-02-201,703,038(=)8,629(=) 2023-02-211,703,244(+206)8,655(+26) 2023-02-221,703,340(+96)8,655(=) 2023-02-231,703,462(+122)8,655(=) 2023-02-241,703,556(+94)8,655(=) 2023-02-251,703,666(+110)8,655(=) 2023-02-261,703,669(+3)8,655(=) 2023-02-271,703,675(+6)8,655(=) 2023-02-281,703,850(+175)8,691(+36) 2023-03-011,703,959(+109)8,691(=) 2023-03-021,704,071(+112)8,691(=) 2023-03-031,704,141(+70)8,691(=) 2023-03-041,704,208(+67)8,691(=) 2023-03-051,704,210(+2)8,691(=) 2023-03-061,704,210(=)8,691(=) 2023-03-071,704,502(+292)8,708(+17) 2023-03-081,704,573(+71)8,708(=) 2023-03-091,704,764(+191)8,708(=) 2023-03-101,704,890(+126)8,708(=) 2023-03-111,705,049(+159)8,708(=) 2023-03-121,705,058(+9)8,708(=) 2023-03-131,705,058(=)8,708(=) 2023-03-141,705,295(+237)8,719(+11) 2023-03-151,705,510(+215)8,719(=) 2023-03-161,705,588(+78)8,719(=) 2023-03-171,705,812(+224)8,719(=) 2023-03-181,705,814(+2)8,719(=) 2023-03-191,705,817(+3)8,719(=) 2023-03-201,705,817(=)8,719(=) 2023-03-211,706,176(+359)8,750(+31) 2023-03-221,706,348(+172)8,750(=) 2023-03-231,706,649(+301)8,750(=) 2023-03-241,706,794(+145)8,750(=) 2023-03-251,707,102(+308)8,750(=) 2023-03-261,707,102(=)8,750(=) 2023-03-271,707,113(+11)8,750(=) 2023-03-281,707,466(+353)8,763(+13) 2023-03-291,707,621(+155)8,763(=) 2023-03-301,707,864(+243)8,763(=) 2023-03-311,708,139(+275)8,763(=) 2023-04-011,708,252(+113)8,763(=) 2023-04-021,708,252(=)8,763(=) 2023-04-031,708,252(=)8,763(=) 2023-04-041,708,435(+183)8,782(+19) 2023-04-051,708,637(+202)8,782(=) 2023-04-061,708,718(+81)8,782(=) 2023-04-071,708,846(+128)8,782(=) 2023-04-081,708,916(+70)8,782(=) 2023-04-091,708,933(+17)8,782(=) 2023-04-101,708,933(=)8,782(=) 2023-04-111,708,933(=)8,810(+28) 2023-04-121,709,010(+77)8,810(=) 2023-04-131,709,274(+264)8,810(=) 2023-04-141,709,434(+160)8,810(=) 2023-04-151,709,511(+77)8,810(=) 2023-04-161,709,525(+14)8,810(=) 2023-04-171,709,534(+9)8,810(=) 2023-04-181,709,705(+171)8,824(+14) 2023-04-191,709,842(+137)8,824(=) 2023-04-201,709,914(+72)8,824(=) 2023-04-211,710,046(+132)8,824(=) 2023-04-221,710,139(+93)8,824(=) 2023-04-231,710,139(=)8,824(=) 2023-04-241,710,139(=)8,824(=) 2023-04-251,710,302(+163)8,849(+25) 2023-04-261,710,386(+84)8,849(=) 2023-04-271,710,450(+64)8,849(=) 2023-04-281,710,550(+100)8,849(=) 2023-04-291,710,598(+48)8,849(=) 2023-04-301,710,621(+23)8,849(=) 2023-05-011,710,621(=)8,849(=) 2023-05-021,710,625(+4)8,866(+17) sources: various news sources and state health department websites. see timeline articles for sources. notes: adjusted to include backlogged cases initially announced on 2020-04-10 based on the hse operations updates. the large increase in the death count on 2020-04-24 is due to the new inclusion of "probable" deaths, where a lab test has not been done, but a doctor believes the death is due to covid-19. the large increase in the cases count on 2020-05-14 is due to a reporting backlog from mater hospital, dublin. the large increase in the cases count on 2020-07-30 is due to a cluster at a dog food factory in naas, kildare and in cases related to the construction industry. the large increases in the cases counts on 2020-08-07 and 2020-08-08 is due to a number of clusters and outbreaks in counties kildare, laois and offaly resulting in the announcement of a three-week regional lockdown for the three counties. the large increase in the cases count on 2020-08-15 is due to multiple clusters and outbreaks with secondary spread of disease in all provinces of ireland. the large increase in the cases count on 2020-12-05 is due to a technical issue that delayed uploading of laboratory results to the health protection surveillance centre (hpsc). the large increases in the cases counts from 2021-01-02 to 2021-01-08 is due to a reporting backlog of positive tests since christmas that delayed formal reporting. as a result of the health service executive cyberattack, covid-19 figures from 2021-05-15 to 2021-06-16 are unavailable. first wave the national public health emergency team (nphet), a group within the department of health, began monitoring the spread of the virus before it was confirmed to have reached ireland. the coronavirus expert advisory group—a subgroup of nphet chaired by dr cillian de gascun, the ucd-based director of the national virus reference laboratory – met for the first time on 5 february in dublin. on 27 february, the first case on the island of ireland was announced—a woman from belfast who had travelled from northern italy through dublin airport. two days later, on 29 february, the first confirmed case in the republic of ireland was announced involving a male student from the east of the country, who had arrived there from northern italy. authorities shut a secondary school linked to the case as a precautionary measure. on 11 march, an elderly patient in naas general hospital in county kildare (south-west of the country's capital city, dublin) became ireland's first fatality from the virus. on 12 march, taoiseach leo varadkar announced the closure of all schools, colleges and childcare facilities until 29 march. the announcement came one day after the world health organization formally declared the outbreak a pandemic. on 15 march, the government ordered bars and public houses to close and advised against house parties. on 27 march, taoiseach leo varadkar announced a national stay-at-home order with a series of measures which he summed up as: "stay at home". the measures, which coincided with an escalating death toll, were also a response to increased reliance on intensive care units (icus) to treat critically ill patients, and an attempt to lower this number before capacity was reached. on 15 april, a 23-year-old became ireland's youngest person to die with the virus at the time. on 16 april, the national public health emergency team reported that lockdown and other measures had driven the growth rate of the pandemic "as low as it needs to be" and was "close to zero". on 1 may, taoiseach leo varadkar announced the extension of the current restrictions to 18 may at the earliest. a roadmap to easing restrictions in ireland that included five stages was adopted by the government and subsequently published online. covid-19 restrictions began to be eased from monday 18 may. on 7 july, the health service executive (hse) released the covid tracker contact tracing app that uses ens and bluetooth technology to record if a user is in close contact with another user, by exchanging anonymous codes, with over one million downloads within two days after its launch. second wave on 7 august, taoiseach micheál martin announced a series of measures for counties kildare, laois and offaly following significant increases of covid-19 cases in the three counties. on 15 september, the government announced a medium-term plan for living with covid-19 that included five levels of restrictions. level social & family gatherings weddings indoor & outdoor events sports training, matches & events gyms, pools & leisure centres religious services restaurants, cafés & pubs hotels, guesthouses & b&bs retail & services indoor cultural venues domestic travel public transport schools & childcare 1 maximum 10 from 3 other households maximum 100 people can attend indoor: 100/200 depending on venue size; outdoor: 200/500 depending on venue size normal training with protective measures; matches & events: 100 indoors/200 outdoor/500 stadia open with protective measures 50 people can attend open with protective measures open with protective measures open with protective measures open with protective measures no restrictions off-peak hours open with protective measures 2 maximum 6 from 3 other households maximum 50 people can attend indoor: 50/100 depending on venue size; outdoor: 100/200 depending on venue size indoor training: pods of 6; outdoor training: pods of 15; matches & events: 50 indoors/100 outdoors/200 stadia open with protective measures 50 people can attend groups of 6 from up to 3 households open with protective measures open with protective measures open with protective measures no restrictions 50% capacity / peak-hours prioritised open with protective measures 3 maximum 6 from 1 other household maximum 25 people can attend no organised indoor events; outdoor: gatherings of up to 15 indoor training: 1 individual only; outdoor training: pods of 15 (non-contact); matches & events: except specific exemptions individual training only services move online; 25 people can attend funerals range of restrictions up to and including no indoor dining services limited to residents only open with protective measures venues closed stay in your county 50% capacity, use only when necessary open with protective measures 4 no visitors maximum 6 people can attend no organised indoor events; outdoor: gatherings of up to 15 indoor training: 1 individual only; outdoor training: pods of 15 (non-contact); matches & events: except specific exemptions closed services move online; 25 people can attend funerals outdoor dining (maximum 15 people), takeaway or delivery existing guests & essential purposes only primarily outdoor essential retail/services venues closed stay in your county 25% capacity, avoid public transport open with protective measures 5 no visitors maximum 6 people can attend no organised indoor/outdoor events individual training only & no events closed services move online; 10 people can attend funerals takeaway or delivery only essential purposes only essential retail only venues closed stay at home, exercise within 5 km 25% capacity, avoid public transport recommendations based on situation & evidence at time resilience and recovery 2020-2021: plan for living with covid-19, announced on 15 september 2020. on 4 october, following an increase in cases, the national public health emergency team recommended the highest level of restrictions for the entire country – level 5 for four weeks. the government rejected nphet's recommendation, and instead moved every county in ireland to level 3 covid-19 restrictions with improved enforcement and indoor dining in pubs and restaurants banned. after 1,205 cases—the highest number of confirmed cases recorded in a single day since 10 april—was confirmed by the department of health on 15 october, on 16 october, nphet recommended the government to move the entire country to level 5 restrictions for six weeks. on 19 october, the government agreed to move the entire country to level 5 lockdown restrictions. covid-19 restrictions began to be eased from 1 december, with the reopening of all non-essential retail shops, hair and beauty providers, gyms and leisure centres, cinemas, museums and galleries, while thousands of restaurants, cafés, gastropubs and hotel restaurants reopened three days later. third wave on 21 december, the chair of the nphet irish epidemiological modelling advisory group philip nolan announced that a third wave of covid-19 in ireland was clearly underway. on 22 december, the government agreed to move the entire country to level 5 lockdown restrictions with a number of adjustments from christmas eve until 12 january 2021 at the earliest. on christmas day, chief medical officer tony holohan confirmed that the new alpha variant of covid-19 had been detected in the republic of ireland by whole genome sequencing at the national virus reference laboratory in university college dublin. by week 2 of 2021, the variant had become the dominant strain in ireland. on 30 december, the government agreed to move the entire country to full level 5 lockdown restrictions from midnight until 31 january 2021 at the earliest. on 31 december, a further 1,620 cases and 12 deaths were reported, bringing the end of 2020 totals to 91,779 cases and 2,237 deaths. on 2 january 2021, it was revealed that there were approximately 9,000 positive covid-19 tests not yet logged on the hse's it systems, due to both limitations in the software; and lack of staff to check and input details, meaning there is an effective ceiling of approximately 1,700 to 2,000 cases that can be logged each day. on 6 january, covid-19 restrictions were re-imposed statewide, which included the closure of schools. on 8 january, the beta variant of covid-19 arrived in ireland. on 30 january, chief medical officer tony holohan announced that more cases had been confirmed in one month than throughout 2020 with over 1,000 deaths and more than 100,000 cases confirmed in january. on 31 january, a further 1,247 cases and 15 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 196,547 cases and 3,307 deaths. on 10 february, the world health organization praised ireland's recovery from the third wave of covid-19 but warned of the danger of a fourth wave. on 23 february, the government published its new revised living with covid-19 plan, which included the phased reopening of schools and childcare and the extension of the covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment and the employment wage subsidy scheme. on 28 february, ireland officially marked one year since the first case of covid-19 in the country was confirmed on 29 february 2020. a further 612 cases and 6 deaths were reported, bringing the end of february totals to 219,592 cases