However, the department says that might be a significant underestimation
56 of the cases are in Dublin, with 26 in Donegal and 13 in Limerick, with the others spread across 15 different counties.
New cases in Cork today have been logged as <5.
There are six new deaths linked to the virus, while the country's 14-day incidence rate has fallen to less than 80 cases per 100,000 population.