The Chief Medical Officer is "increasingly concerned" at the trends surrounding Covid-19.
Dr Tony Holohan has said the five-day average of daily cases has increased from 350 last week - to 424 today, and has urged people to follow the health advice.
366 new cases of the virus were reported yesterday - as well as 11 deaths, all of which happened in November.
Roscommon saw a significant number of new cases in yesterday evenings figures with 24 being reported, there were fewer than 5 in Longford, none in Leitrim, and 12 in Westmeath.
The figures in Roscommon over the past week mean that the county is now in third position nationally in the 14 day incidence rate with a rate of 167.3, behind Limerick and Donegal.
The government's likely to make a decision on how to exit level 5 restrictions towards the end of next week.
Professor of Public Health at UCC, Ivan Perry, believes any plan should involve limiting arrivals from abroad this Christmas.
