The Department of Health has reported 15 additional COVID-19 related deaths this evening.
As of midnight last night, the Department had been notified of 1,247 new cases.
12 of these cases are in Kerry, while 430 are in Dublin, 97 in Wexford, 87 in Cork, 84 in Limerick, 76 in Galway and the remaining 461 cases are spread across all other counties.
The 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 people in Kerry is now 238.3.
That figure nationally is 501.