Exact location of today's 6,521 new Covid-19 cases in Ireland as multiple counties hit by surge

Multiple counties have been hit by a surge in new Covid-19 cases in the latest figures announced tonight.

A total of 6,521 more people in Ireland have tested positive for coronavirus, while 10 further deaths were also confirmed.

It brings the number of infections here to 127,657 since the pandemic began.

The latest figures were announced by the Department of Health this evening.

Dublin was the hardest-hit region in the country with 2,174 cases, followed by Cork with 571.

Members of the Gardai on College Green, Dublin during the Covid 19 Coronavirus pandemic. (Collins Photo Agency)

There were 382 new infections in Limerick, 342 in Waterford, 315 in Wexford and the remaining 2,737 cases are spread across all other counties.

Here is the full county-by-county breakdown:

Monaghan - 114

Louth - 164

Limerick - 382

Cavan - 114

Donegal - 187

Dublin - 2,174

Sligo - 85

Waterford - 342

Cork - 571

Mayo - 119

Clare - 254

Meath - 240

Wexford - 315

Carlow  - 123

Kilkenny - 179

Kerry - 120

Kildare - 250

Offaly - 94

Longford - 28

Laois - 82

Galway - 184

Westmeath - 42

Roscommon - 31

Leitrim - 13

Tipperary - 175

Wicklow - 141