Exact location of today's 675 new Covid-19 cases in Ireland as six counties see promising trends

A number of counties saw promising trends in the latest Covid-19 case figures released today.

It emerged this evening that a total of 675 more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Ireland, while six further deaths have been confirmed.

It brings the number of infections here to 59,434 since the pandemic began.

Yesterday, just two counties (Roscommon and Leitrim) reported less than five new cases, but today five separate regions have done so: Roscommon, Leitrim, Mayo, Wexford and Waterford.

Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer. (Collins Photos)

And while Dublin is once again the hardest-hit area in the country, today's 199 new infections in the capital is less than the 228 reported yesterday.

The most noticeable increases today were seen in Kildare, with 41 new cases compared to 22 yesterday, and Limerick, with 50 today compared to 27 on Tuesday.

Here is a full county-by-county breakdown of the new cases today:

Cavan - 12

Meath - 67

Westmeath - 14

Sligo - Less than 5

Galway - 13

Cork - 104

Carlow - 13

Monaghan - 6

Donegal - 20

Limerick - 50

Longford - 8

Kildare - 41

Louth - 26

Kerry - 17

Roscommon - Less than 5

Mayo - Less than 5

Wexford - Less than 5

Dublin - 199

Laois - 6

Clare - 15

Offaly - 7

Waterford - Less than 5

Leitrim - Less than 5

Kilkenny - 5

Wicklow - 12

Tipperary - 20