A total of 866 more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Ireland, while six more deaths have been confirmed.
It brings the total number of infections here to 60,297 since the pandemic began.
The latest figures were announced by the Department of Health this evening.
Dublin has once again recorded the highest number of new cases with 242, followed by Cork on 166.
Meanwhile 56 further infections have been reported in Donegal, 54 in Galway, 44 in Meath and the remaining 304 cases are spread across another 20 counties.
As of 2pm today 328 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 43 are in ICU. There has been 15 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Of the cases notified today:
- 428 are men / 438 are women
- 63% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 35 years old
Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said: "It is vitally important that if you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 that you self-isolate and phone your GP for further advice.
“Self-isolate means stay in your room and avoid contact with other members of your household. Doing this will protect those you live with by interrupting the chain of transmission.
“I again appeal to everyone to behave as though you are a close contact. Stay at home, other than for essential reasons.”
It comes after Taoiseach Micheal Martin earlier warned people not to let their guard down as Ireland hits one week into lockdown.
The Fianna Fail leader announced little over a week ago that the whole country would be entering a six week lockdown - with encouraging signs so far.
And now the Taoiseach is asking people to keep following the rules and Ireland can suppress the virus.
Mr Martin said: "We can not, and we must not let our guard down.
"We must continue to protect the vulnerable people and work individually and collectively to lower the rate of infection.
"I'm under no illusions about the challenge posed by this part of the plan. I know that we are asking a lot of people.
"Not just in the current Level 5 phase, but throughout the pandemic, the strain on people's patience and the impact on their personal lives has been immense."
The Taoiseach added that the cases at the end of November will decide what kind of Christmas Ireland has.
Mr Martin said it's "far too early" to say if lockdown is working just yet and it's just a matter of getting cases "really down low".
