A further 42 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Repuiblic, but there've been no further deaths among patients.
There were 24 in Dublin, six in Limerick, and twelve more spread across Carlow, Clare, Galway, Kildare, Longford, Offaly and Sligo.
The death toll from the virus is 1,777.
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28,760 people have now tested positive for the infection in the Republic.
The number of cases in Kerry has increased by two and now stands at 328; this figure is correct as of midnight on Friday, August 28th.
