The Chief Medical Officer has expressed concern about a number of trends with Covid 19.
378 more infections were confirmed last night and one further death.
Tony Holohan says it’s a worrying development that the average five-day case count is rising and he's also concerned about outbreaks linked to funerals.
"The average daily 5-day case count is rising and is now over 400 per day. This is a worrying development which has persisted for the last few days. We are seeing a number of things which concern us. There are examples of small numbers of people congregating for social purposes and simply ignoring the important public health messages. They are putting our collective progress at risk.
"We are also seeing a number of outbreaks across the country. These include outbreaks in association with funerals. We understand that this is a difficult time for families, but it is really important that we do everything we can to avoid the circumstances which promote transmission of the virus.
"There have also been outbreaks associated with workplace settings. As we head into a new working week, we need to stay at home other than for essential reasons and for personal exercise within 5km. Anyone who can work from home should work from home."
Waterford has the fifth highest incidence rate of Covid-19 in the country.
18 new cases were announced for Waterford yesterday.
It brings to 82 the total number of cases confirmed since Friday. 43 cases were confirmed on Friday evening and 21 cases on Saturday night.
Almost half of all cases recorded in Waterford from the 1st to the 14th of November are from the last three days. There were 180 new cases in Waterford during that time.
Waterford's 14-day incidence rate is now 154.9
The estimated national 14-day incidence rate of Covid-19 is 126.9 - the lowest it has been since October 8th.
Donegal continues to have the highest rate at 275.8. Limerick is the only other county where the rate is above 200. Eight counties, including Wexford, Cork and Carlow, have rates below 100.
HSE figures show there were 271 people with the disease in hospital last night, while there were 30 in ICU.
The number of patients with Covid-19 at University Hospital Waterford has increased.
There were three confirmed cases on site last night according to the HSE's Daily Operations Update.
That's up from two on Saturday and one on Friday.
There were no confirmed or suspected cases in intensive care in Waterford.
