The rising number of cases of COVID-19 in several counties across the country is a cause for concern, the Government has warned.
It's after the Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn highlighted Donegal, Louth and Waterford, which all recorded over 100 cases in the last week.
In addition, the Government today said trends in Limerick, Leitrim, Offaly, Kildare and Wicklow are also concerning.
Government official Liz Canavan said that while the focus has been on Dublin in recent days, there have been worrying trends elsewhere as well.
She said: "The situation nationally is also a cause of concern: as of Friday, the rate of incidence for the virus per 100,000 population was showing trends in all but six counties.
"The counties of Louth, Waterford, Limerick, Kildare, Leitrim and Donegal are now showing concerning trends.
"County Louth has seen 120 cases in the last two weeks. There's also been a rise in Co Donegal, with 102 cases in the last fortnight. In Wicklow, over the past number of weeks, cases have jumped from 19 to 99."
Speaking on The Pat Kenny Show earlier, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the prospect of moving any other counties to level three of coronavirus restrictions would be 'carefully considered' as it's a significant decision.
He said NPHET will continue to advise on the situation, but that Louth, Donegal and Waterford are currently giving 'rise for concern'.
