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Health officials will soon have the power to recommend various forms of “closures” and local restrictions, it was confirmed today.
And one of the key statistics that will be used to determine if restrictions are necessary is the number of confirmed cases per 100,000 residents.
New figures released by the Center for Health Protection Surveillance provide a breakdown of this metric in each county and give us a solid idea of which ones are most at risk from new measures.
It shows that, unsurprisingly, Dublin is the most affected area in the country, with an incidence of 67.8 per 100,000 inhabitants.
Limerick has also seen a large increase in the number of recently registered cases and is reporting an incidence of 63.1.
Kildare, who has already been forced to revert to a form of lockdown, is next on the list with an incidence of 61.6.
However, this is significantly below the peak of nearly 200 per 100,000 that prompted health officials to advise a local shutdown.
Offaly, at 46.2, and Monaghan, at 44.0, also have relatively high case counts, although they should be safe from any serious restrictions for now.
(Image: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin)
At the other end of the scale, Sligo, Mayo, and Cork have reported a very low number of new infections, with an incidence of less than 10.
Below is a complete breakdown of the incidence per 100,000 population for the last two weeks. Figures valid until midnight on September 9:
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