Image: FlickrNPHET has made the recommendation.
Level three restrictions could be imposed in Co. Donegal as early as this evening.
NPHET has recommended that the Government increase Covid-19 restrictions across the county.
The latest figures for Donegal show the county has moved above 122 cases per 100,000.
For contrast when NPHET made the decision to move Dublin to level three last week the capital had a lower 14 day incident rate of 114.2.
The figures for Derry and Strabane in Northern Ireland, neighboring Donegal, have now hit 141.4 cases per 100,000.
The cabinet is meeting in-corporeally this evening to discuss the rapid escalation.
It had been expected a decision wouldn't be taken until next week, but the rise in cases in Donegal has led to a quicker intervention.
Government sources have suggested that Donegal will be the only county moved to level three.
A full announcement is expected from the Taoiseach at 6pm this evening.
You can find out what level three restrictions will mean for the county, here.
