That's the message from the Chief Medical Officer as 3,394 more cases were confirmed yesterday.
It's close to double the previous all-time high.
Dr Tony Holohan's urged the elderly and medically vulnerable not to leave home unless they "absolutely" have to, as public health doctors work a backlog of positive tests.
Infectious diseases expert Professor Gerry Killeen says it could get far worse, if the more transmissible British strain starts to take hold too:
