Exact location of 330 new Covid-19 cases in Ireland as five areas see jump

Five areas again saw a noticeable increase in coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours, new figures show.

A total of 330 more people across the country have tested positive for Covid-19 according to the latest statistics from the Department of Health.

Dublin is once again the hardest-hit region with 99 new cases, followed by Cork with 28.

Louth, with 26, Meath, with 25, and Donegal, with 21, also saw noticeable increases today.

Gardai conduct COVID-19 checkpoints. (Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin)

The remaining 131 cases are spread across 20 other counties.

However some areas have seen positive trends develop, with a total of eight counties reporting less than five new cases today.

While one region, Leitrim, has reported zero new infections in the last 24 hours.

Galway, one of the larger counties, has also shown very encouraging signs, with just six further cases today.

Here is the county-by-county breakdown of today's cases:

Donegal - 21

Limerick - 14

Louth - 26

Waterford - 9

Roscommon - Less than 5

Offaly - Less than 5

Meath - 25

Westmeath - Less than 5

Dublin - 99

Kilkenny - Less than 5

Longford - 5

Monaghan - 7

Tipperary - Less than 5

Leitrim - 0

Mayo - 15

Carlow - Less than 5

Cavan - Less than 5

Clare - 6

Sligo - 8

Kildare - 8

Laois - Less than 5

Kerry - 5

Cork - 28

Wicklow - 18

Galway - 6

Wexford - 7