1404 new cases have been confirmed on the island of Ireland in the last 24 hours.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has confirmed that one further person has died from Covid-19 in the Republic.
There has now been a total of 1,801 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
Meanwhile another 470 new cases of Covid-19, there has now been a total of 37,063 in Ireland since the pandemic began.
Acting Chief Medical Officer Ronan Glynn says the situation nationally is a "matter of serious concern".
Of the cases notified today:
- 225 are men / 242 are women
- 68% are under 45 years of age
- 40% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 68 cases have been identified as community transmission
198 cases are in Dublin, 61 in Cork, 36 in Donegal, 19 in Kildare, 19 in Limerick, 12 in Kerry, 11 in Galway, 11 in Meath, 10 in Roscommon, 9 in Cavan, 9 in Clare, 9 in Kilkenny, 9 in Longford, 9 in Offaly, 9 in Westmeath, 8 in Louth, 7 in Tipperary, 7 in Wexford, with the remaining 17 cases in 7 counties.
Meanwhile, in the North, a record 934 cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours, over 500 more than the previous record.
This means a total of 1404 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed on the island of Ireland in the last 24 hours.
