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Figures reveal the local areas with the highest and lowest 14-day incidence rates

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

09:50 9 Oct 2020


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Five local areas have a rate of over 300.

Lifford-Stranorlar remains the local area with the highest rate of Covid-19 infections in the country, per every 100,000 population.

The locality has almost twice the incidence rate than any other part of the country, according to latest figures up to Monday.

The area in Donegal has had the highest 14-day incidence rate for the past two weeks and has now stabilised at 602.6

It is followed by Granard in county Longford, which has a rate of 384.1.

Other areas which have a rate higher than 300 include the Monaghan electoral area, Kimmage-Rathmines, which has the highest level in Dublin and Carndonagh in Donegal, which two weeks ago had a rate of less than five

The highest area in Cork is the South Central area of the city, while in Clare Kilrush has a rate of more than 290.

Other areas are cause for concern with exceptionally high rates including Boyle in Roscommon, Carrickmacross-Castleblaney in Monaghan and Galway City Central.

The figures also revealed some of the least impacted areas.

Parts of Carlow (Tullow), Cork (Bantry-west and Kanturk), Kerry (Casteisland and Corca Dhuibhne), Kilkenny (Piltown), Leitrim (Ballinamore and Manorhamilton), Mayo (Castlebar and Westport), Meath (Laytown Bettystown) and Waterford (Lismore and Portlaw-Kimacthomas) all have rates of less than five cases per 100,000.

You can find out the 14-day incidence rate in your locality via Ireland's Covid-19 hub, here.


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