A County Donegal GP says there is more social mixing going on in the community.
The warning was issued as NPHET advises people to work from home as much as possible and is asking them to reduce their social contacts.
3,680 new cases of Covid-19 have been detected, 528 Covid patients are in hospital, with 96 in intensive care.
A 14-year-old boy who passed away due to Covid has become the youngest person to die from the virus in the Republic of Ireland.
The young boy was one of 25 people recorded between November 3rd and November 9th who had died from Covid.
The Health Surveillance Protection Centre had previously reported the youngest Covid death as 17.
IMO GP Sub-Committee Chairperson, Dr Denis McCauley says people need to follow Nphet’s advice and work from home:
