Eighty-five new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the Republic this evening.
One more person with COVID-19 has died in the Republic.
The death toll here now stands at 1,763.
The National Public Health Emergency Team confirmed 85 new cases this evening; a total of 26,027 people have contracted the illness since the outbreak began here.
There has been no increase in Kerry cases; the total number of confirmed cases in the county remains at 317.
The National Public Health Emergency Team says it's "very concerned" at the number of new cases confirmed this evening.
At least 18 of today's cases are linked to a cluster at a factory in County Kildare, with a number of those workers living in direction provision centres.
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