A new release from the Central Statistics Office shows Waterford experienced the largest increase in coronavirus cases since April last week.
The CSO Covid-19 Insight bulletin, which was published today, shows the largest weekly increase in cases in Waterford since the 24th of April.
Nine people in Waterford were diagnosed with the virus in the week ending the 21st of August.
It's the 17th week in a row where there were fewer than 10 cases recorded in the City and County.
The median age of cases is 46.
The bulletin also shows that Waterford and Leitrim are the only counties in the Republic of Ireland where fewer than 5 people have died from Covid-19. The CSO will not release the figure if it's five or lower.