Health officials will soon have the power to recommend varying forms of local "lockdowns" and restrictions, it was confirmed today.
And one of the key statistics that will be used to determine if restrictions need to be put in place is the number of confirmed cases per 100,000 population.
New figures released by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre provide a breakdown of this metric in each county, and give us a strong idea of which ones are at the greatest risk of new measures.
It shows that, unsurprisingly, Dublin is the hardest-hit area in the country, with an incidence of 67.8 per 100,000 of population.
Limerick has also seen a big jump in the number of cases recorded recently, and is reporting an incidence of 63.1.
Kildare, which has already been forced to return to a form of lockdown, is next on the list with an incidence of 61.6.
However, this is significantly down from the peak of nearly 200 per 100,000 that prompted health officials to advise a local lockdown.
Offaly, at 46.2, and Monaghan, at 44.0, also have relatively high case counts, although they should be safe from any serious restrictions for the time being.
At the other end of the scale, Sligo, Mayo and Cork have reported very low numbers of new infections, with their incidence at less than 10.
Here is a full breakdown of the incidence per 100,000 population over the last two weeks. Figures valid up to midnight on September 9:
