A total of 217 new cases of coronavirus have been announced this evening – the highest daily figure since May.
It takes the national total to 29,025.
No new deaths have been reported, and the death toll remains at 1,777.
Some 103 of the new cases are in Dublin, with 25 in Kildare, 17 in Limerick, seven in Waterford, seven in Wicklow, six in Clare, five in Louth and the rest spread around Carlow, Cavan, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kilkenny, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Westmeath and Wexford.
The acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn said 19 of the cases have been identified as community transmission while more than half are associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a previously confirmed case.
“While the number of cases today is the highest daily reported figure since May, the five-day moving average remains relatively stable at 115 cases per day,” said Dr Glynn.
“However, this is still a substantial number of cases and I urge everyone to double down on their efforts now – wash hands regularly, physically distance from others, wear face coverings where appropriate, avoid crowded areas, know the symptoms, isolate and contact your GP if you have any concerns.
“Please continue to reduce your social contacts so that the virus does not get the opportunity to spread further.”
As of 8am this morning, there were 36 confirmed cases of the virus in Irish hospitals and six patients in intensive care.
Of the 62,056 tests carried out in the past seven days, 1.2% came back positive.
Some 70% of the new cases were in patients under the age of 45
