There have been 825 new cases of coronavirus confirmed in the Republic.
One further death has also been reported.
254 of today's cases were in Dublin, 147 were in Cork, 39 in Cavan, 38 in Donegal, 37 in Kildare and the remaining 310 across 20 other counties.
The median age of the new cases is 30 years of age.
There have now been 43,531 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, and 1,827 deaths.
Latest figures show there are now 224 confirmed cases of COVID-19 being treated in Irish hospitals, including 20 new hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
COVID-19 hospitalisations in Ireland32 coronavirus patients are being treated in intensive care units.
The 14-day incidence rate of the virus now stands at 167.8 per 100,000 population, with the highest rates in Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan.
Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said: "The [incidence rate] was at 108 at the beginning of last week.
"The five-day average of cases has increased from 462 cases to 754 cases today... and we see those trends being reflected now in measures of impact of the disease, specifically for example the number of people in hospital."
