The Assistant Secretary at the Department of the Taoiseach has said a number of counties "are now showing concerning trends" in the number of coronavirus cases.
Speaking at a Government press briefing, Liz Canavan said counties Louth, Waterford, Limerick, Kildare, Leitrim, Donegal and Offaly are now showing concerning trends.
She said concern not only existed over Dublin, but nationally also, with upward trends in all but six counties. Yesterday, the Acting Chief Medical Officer has raised concerns about the level of Covid-19 in counties Louth, Donegal and Waterford.
Ms Canavan said Co Louth has seen 120 cases in last two weeks compared to 18 in previous two weeks, while Donegal has seen 102 cases in the past fortnight, compared to 18 in