An additional 200 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Ireland, health officials have announced.
There have been no further deaths from the virus.
The death toll from the deadly bug remains at 1,774 while there have been 27,191 confirmed infections in the country since the outbreak began.
The number of new cases is the largest in a single day since May.
Dr Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said: "We now have multiple clusters with secondary spread of disease and rising numbers of cases in many parts of the country.
"This is deeply concerning. NPHET will monitor this extremely closely over the coming days.
“This virus is still out there and has not gone away. COVID-19 seeks to capitalise on complacency and is just waiting for the opportunity to spread.
"I am asking everyone, especially those who are over 70 or medically vulnerable, to limit your contacts, keep your distance from other people and take extra care to heed public health advice.”
Of the cases notified today;
- 103 are men / 96 are women
- 68% are under 45 years of age
- 68 are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 25 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 56 in Dublin, 81 in Kildare, 13 in Tipperary, 8 in Limerick, 6 Laois, 6 in Galway, 5 in Kilkenny, 5 in Meath and the rest of the 20 cases are in Carlow, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Louth, Mayo, Offaly, Roscommon, Waterford, Wicklow.
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