"As we head into a new working week, we need stay at home other than for essential reasons and for personal exercise within 5km."

One more person with Covid-19 has died in Ireland, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre has said. The HPSC has also reported 378 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland. 124 cases are in Dublin, 34 in Donegal, 23 in Louth, 19 in Cork, 19 in Limerick and the remaining 159 cases are spread across 20 other counties. As of 2pm on Sunday, 249 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 31 are in Intensive Care Units. There have been five additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours. Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said: “The average daily 5 day case count is rising and is now over 400 per day. This is a worrying development which has persisted for the last few days. We are seeing a number of things which concern us. There are examples of small numbers of people congregating for social purposes and simply ignoring the important public health messages. They are putting our collective progress at risk. “We are also seeing number of outbreaks across the country. These include outbreaks in association with funerals. We understand that this is a difficult time for families but it is really important that we do everything we can to avoid the circumstances which promote transmission of the virus. “There have also been outbreaks associated with workplace settings. As we head into a new working week, we need stay at home other than for essential reasons and for personal exercise within 5km. Anyone who can work from home, should work from home.”