190 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the Republic today.
There has also been one further death.
Today's figures bring the total number of cases to date to 27,499, while the number of deaths has reached 1,775.
Of today's new cases, 48 are in Kildare, 46 in Dublin, 38 in Tipperary, 20 in Limerick, seven in Clare and the rest of the 31 cases are in Carlow, Cork, Kerry, Kilkenny, Laois, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow.
75 of the cases are confirmed to be linked with outbreaks or close contacts of a confirmed case, while 14 of the cases have been identified as community transmission.
It comes as the Government has announced a range of new restrictions which will be in place until September 13th due to recent spikes in COVID-19 cases.
Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn said there has recently been increases in cases in counties such as Tipperary, Clare, Limerick, Carlow and Dublin.
He said: “As we learn to live with this disease, we need to strike a balance between enjoying our lives and behaving responsibly.
"By reducing our social contacts and following the public health advice we can suppress this virus.
“To keep our shops, hotels, restaurants and sporting activities open, we need every household to play it’s part and every workplace and organisation to provide a safe environment so that we can protect our loved ones, safeguard the most vulnerable, protect our health services and ensure children get back to school in the coming weeks.”
