The 14-day incidence for Monaghan and Roscommon is above 100.
Health officials are meeting to discuss whether further restrictions are needed around the country.
The nationwide 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 people is now above 90, while it's above 100 for both Monaghan and Roscommon.
Cork and Galway have also been earmarked as areas of concern.
This morning's meeting also comes off the back of warnings the virus is spreading like a 'forest fire' across the entire country.
DCU Professor Anthony Staines says NPHET using phrases like that is a warning of the position Ireland is in.
''I think they're being used (the phrases) because NPHET understands that there is a serious national problem and this is happening across the whole country'', he said.
''The evidence from the department of health surveys is that the general public get this.
''There are voices and I respect their right to disagree and disagree loudly, but I think they're probably wrong''.
Holohan returning to post.
Meanwhile the Department of Health's Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan will return to his post next week.
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly says he's looking forward to working with Dr Holohan, who stepped back from his role in July as his wife was receiving palliative care.
He had become a well-known figure during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, as he recommended strict measures to tackle the virus, including the national lockdown.
