A total of thirty-seven covid-19 cases have been reported in Roscommon in the last fortnight.
New figures from the HSPC reveal the county's 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 people is at 57.3 - the seventh highest rate in the country – with the national average at 73.9.
Leitrim's rate is unchanged at 34.3 with 11 cases of Covid recorded between the 9th and 22nd of this month with its rate falling for the sixth successive date.
Longford's rate is 36.7 - with 15 cases in the last two weeks.
Cavan's rate is at 21.0 with sixteen case sin the last fortnight and Monahan’s is at 37.5 with 23 cases in the last 14 days.
Dublin's rate of 140 cases per 100,000 people is the highest in the country, followed by Donegal on more than 122 and Louth with 106.
Both border counties have similar rates or higher to that of the capital when it was placed on Level 3 plus last week.
Waterford, which had been concerning public health doctors over the past week has seen a slight fall to 97, with Acting CMO Dr Ronan Glynn saying last night he thinks the outbreak there may be under control.
Elsewhere, despite only having a 14-day incidence rate of almost 36 - Cork hasn't seen a fall in its rate in 13 days, while Roscommon has been rising for 12 days and now has 57 cases every two weeks per 100,000 people.
On the other end of the spectrum however, there hasnt been a rise in Limerick for 12 days.
The counties with the lowest incidence rates are now Kerry, Sligo and Tipperary.
The National Public Health Emergency Team meet today to discuss the situation across the country, and if they make recommendations on restrictions they will be brought before Cabinet tomorrow.
