Dr Tony Holohan has issued a warning over a "worrying development" in our battle with Covid-19.
The Chief Medical Officer was speaking after it was confirmed that a further 378 more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Ireland, while one further death has been announced.
It brings the total number of infections here to 67,903 since the pandemic began.
The latest figures were released by the Department of Health this evening.
Dublin is once again the area with the highest number of new cases, with 124.
This is followed by Donegal with 34, Louth with 23, and Cork and Limerick with 19 each.
The remaining 159 cases are spread across 20 other counties.
And speaking on today's figures, Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has issued a warning over a "worrying development" in our battle with the virus.
He said: “The average daily 5 day case count is rising and is now over 400 per day. This is a worrying development which has persisted for the last few days. We are seeing a number of things which concern us.
"There are examples of small numbers of people congregating for social purposes and simply ignoring the important public health messages. They are putting our collective progress at risk.
“We are also seeing number of outbreaks across the country.
"These include outbreaks in association with funerals. We understand that this is a difficult time for families but it is really important that we do everything we can to avoid the circumstances which promote transmission of the virus.
“There have also been outbreaks associated with workplace settings. As we head into a new working week, we need stay at home other than for essential reasons and for personal exercise within 5km. Anyone who can work from home, should work from home.”
Here is a full county-by-county breakdown of today's cases:
Donegal - 34
Limerick - 19
Westmeath - 11
Roscommon - 12
Waterford - 18
Louth - 23
Meath - 5
Dublin - 124
Offaly - 17
Laois - 8
Kilkenny - 5
Kerry - 12
Monaghan - Less than 5
Mayo - Less than 5
Sligo - Less than 5
Longford - Less than 5
Cavan - 6
Tipperary - Less than 5
Clare - Less than 5
Carlow - Less than 5
Cork - 19
Kildare - 14
Galway - 15
Leitrim - Less than 5
Wicklow - 10
Wexford - 9
