They are encouraging elderly people to stick to very small core group of contacts
613 more people have tested positive for the virus, including 46 people here in Cork, a level of new infection not seen since mid-April.
Ten more patients have also been reported dead, though eight of those cases date back at least a month.
Close to three and a half thousand people have tested positive for Covid-19 on the island of Ireland in the last three days.
Professor of Health Systems at DCU, Anthony Staines, says Dr Ronan Glynn's advice to older people isn't going to do enough:
