The Department of Health is reporting one further death related to Covid-19.
Another 306 cases have been confirmed here, with 108 of those here in Dublin.
The death toll from Covid-19 in Ireland has now reached 2,053, while the overall number of infections has climbed to 72,544.
Data shows that restrictions have had a positive effect with the Covid incidence rate continuing to drop, now at 89.2 per 100k population.
Ireland is now faring better than all but one of our European counterparts.
Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan, said we're on the right track.
"We've made significant progress as a country.
"In terms of transmission, the average daily counts are now down from in and around 1,200 on a five day average to now 277 as of today.
"The 14-day incidence has reduced from a peak in recent weeks of 307 to now 89 per hundred thousand."
Of the cases notified today;
— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) November 30, 2020
•156 are men / 148 are women
•67% are under 45 years of age
•The median age is 35 years old
•108 in Dublin, 30 in Limerick, 22 in Galway, 17 in Donegal, 15 in Wicklow, 14 in Cork and the remaining 100 cases are spread across 18 other counties
Level 3 starts from tomorrow, with restaurants and some pubs allowed to reopen from Friday.
Deputy CMO, Dr Ronan Glynn, said there was concern over people congregating over the Xmas period.
"It is inevitable that there will be greater levels of socialisation over the coming weeks.
"It is inevitable that there will be greater levels domestic travel, potentially greater levels of international travel.
"On a background of that, we're particularly concerned that people would come together in groups, whether that's in restaurants or other settings, because that has, implicit within it, an increased risk in terms of the individuals and in terms of our ability to control this disease."
As of 2pm today, 244 are in hospital with the virus, with 31 of those in ICU.
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