There have been 1,782 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Ireland today.
It's the highest number of daily cases reported since January.
It brings the five-day moving average of new cases to 1,391.
Officials were told of today's figure at a meeting of the Cabinet subcommittee on COVID-19 earlier.
Donegal, Louth and Galway are said to be showing "very high incidence rates" of the virus.
In a statement, the Government said the trajectory of the virus in Ireland remains "very uncertain".
They said: "The public health advice remains that those who are not fully vaccinated should avoid high risk environments and activities.
"To protect the progress made Government urges people to continue to exercise caution and to practice all good public health behaviours – social distancing, face masks where appropriate, handwashing and respiratory etiquette."
They say they will publish a roadmap for the continued easing of restrictions by the end of the month.
However, they say current restrictions on religious ceremonies such as Communions and Confirmations should be lifted in September.
Latest HSE figures show there are 189 patients with COVID-19 in Irish hospitals, a slight drop compared to 193 yesterday.
30 of those patients are in intensive care, up from 28 yesterday.
Around 89% of adults have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
HSE CEO Paul Reid earlier said it’s now looking like they’ll have completed vaccination of the adult population by the end of August or early September.
He said that’s “probably about four weeks ahead of where we thought we would be”.
