A further two people have died and 234 new cases of Covid-19 were announced this evening.
It brings the total number of confirmed cases to 33,675 and the death toll rises to 1,794.
Three confirmed cases have been denotified resulting in the adjusted figure of 33,675.
The Department of Health made the announcement ahead of a HSE briefing due to be held tomorrow morning.
Of the cases notified today;
- 115 are men/119 are women
- 68% are under 45 years old
- 49% are associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 34 cases have identified as community transmission
- 103 cases are in Dublin, 30 in Donegal, 22 in Galway, 21 in Cork, 13 in Wicklow, 12 in Louth, nine in Kildare, eight in Meath, with the remaining 17 spread across 10 counties.
While Dublin remains under Level 3 restrictions, there are now fears three other counties could be bumped up to Level 3 also.
Waterford, Louth and Donegal have seen a big jump in new infections over the last two weeks.
One of the main considerations for health officials when deciding on new lockdowns is the 14-day incidence rate of confirmed cases per 100,000 population.
Dublin was recommended for further measures when it hit an incidence of approximately 80 to 100.
And now three more counties are at risk of a 'local lockdown' after reporting a similar rate over the last two weeks.
Donegal is the second hardest-hit county in the country now, with an incidence of 106.2 following 169 new cases over the last 14 days.
This is followed by Waterford on 98.1, and then Louth on 97.8.
A number of other counties including Kildare (68.8), Offaly (62.9) and Wicklow (68.1) also have seen a concerning growth.
Dublin meanwhile remains the hardest-hit area according to the latest figures released by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre.
The capital has an overall incidence of 136.9, but Dublin North West has a staggering rate of 196.9.
Similarly high numbers have been seen in Dublin North Central (157.2), Dublin West (148.1), Dublin South West (146.7) and Dublin South East (143.9).
