One is sixty one people in Monaghan tested positive for Covid-19 in the past fortnight.
There were 275 new cases announced in the county last night, bringing the 14 day average to 1,638.8.
1,006 new cases were confirmed in Monaghan in that time.
There were 160 new cases in Cavan, with one in ninety nine people there contracting the virus in the last two weeks.
NPHET will discuss the country's record number of Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations when it meets this morning.
There are now 954 people in hospital with the virus and 7,836 cases were confirmed yesterday - with both figures the highest since the pandemic began.
The chief medical officer, Tony Holohan, says the country is likely to see an increasing number of deaths and ICU admissions in the coming days and weeks.
