Ireland continues to fight against worrying Covid-19 trends which are seeing hospital and case numbers soar.
Another 6,888 new infections were announced on Sunday evening, a stark jump from the 4,842 confirmed on Saturday.
HSE chief Paul Reid warned that hospitals are coming under an increased strain as patient numbers spiralled again to 1,452. Of these, 125 were in intensive care.
The national 14-day incidence rate has also risen to a very concerning 1,291.2 per 100,000 population.
Health experts hope that Ireland will start to see the benefits of the latest Level Five lockdown sometime in the next week, otherwise even more restrictions could be enforced.
Dublin again had the highest number of infections at 2,088, followed by Cork (862), Limerick (469) and Wexford (405).
Here's a county-by-county breakdown of Ireland's latest cases:
Monaghan - 140
Louth - 263
Limerick - 469
Waterford - 320
Cavan - 89
Dublin - 2,088
Wexford - 405
Donegal - 196
Clare - 208
Cork - 862
Carlow - 107
Mayo - 95
Kilkenny - 163
Meath - 216
Sligo - 43
Kerry - 192
Kildare - 238
Longford - 43
Offaly - 62
Laois - 105
Tipperary - 239
Galway - 140
Roscommon - 16
Leitrim - 20
Westmeath - 54, and
Wicklow - 115.
