Eight cases were confirmed in Laois and Offaly.
A member of the National Public Health Emergency Team says it's "impossible" to know when Covid 19 outbreaks in the midlands will be brought under control.
174 new cases were confirmed last night, the highest daily increase since May.
110 were in Kildare, which is under lockdown along with eight positive tests in Laois and Offaly, for the next two weeks.
Philip Nolan, chair of the NPHET Modelling Advisory Group, says it's unclear when clusters in meat plants will be dealt with:
Ray Walley from the GP Expert Advisory Group on Covid 19 is concerned about some complacency setting in:
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