7 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Waterford.
It will bring the total since the outbreak began to 321.
More than 100 cases have been diagnosed here within the last two weeks.
It comes as a decision on moving Waterford to level three Covid-19 restrictions could be taken this week.
The Taoiseach says the situation in Waterford is being closely monitored. Waterford, Louth and Donegal are the three counties that are being singled out as areas of concern.
However, Michael Martin says increasing restrictions is not a decision that's taken lightly
188 new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the Republic in the last 24 hours.
There have been no new deaths recorded.
Of today's cases:
- 96 are men / 90 are women
- 71% are under 45 years of age
- 36% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 19 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 76 cases are in Dublin, 25 in Cork, 21 in Donegal, 16 in Kildare, 13 in Galway, 7 in Roscommon and 7 in Waterford, with the remaining 23 cases spread across 12 counties.
Dr. Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said: "The spirit of the response to COVID-19 since the outset of this pandemic has been solidarity and cooperation. While this pandemic is a uniquely challenging time for everyone, we can and will support one another in getting through this.
"Encourage your family and friends to heed the public health advice. Now more than ever, we need to work collectively. Our individual actions count on a population level.
"Every one of us doing our bit in our daily lives - halving our social contacts, working from home, keeping our distance, wearing a face covering, washing our hands - matters a great deal. These small, positive steps taken together amount to our best and strongest defence against the virus."
