217 new cases of Covid 19 have been confirmed in the Republic.
It's the highest daily increase in new infections since May.
103 of them are in Dublin, 25 in Kildare, 17 in Limerick, 17 in Tipperary and the remaining cases are spread across 16 other counties.
The total number of confirmed cases is 29,025.
There have been no further deaths recorded with the death toll remaining at 1,777.