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The 12 parts of Dublin with the highest rates of Covid-19 have been revealed in new figures.
The statistics, published by the Department of Health, give a breakdown of cases by local electoral area and show that 12 areas have an incidence rate of more than 100 per 100,000 inhabitants.
When the incidence rates per 100,000 are compared over the last two weeks, the most affected electoral area in the country is Blanchardstown-Mulhaddart in North Dublin at a rate of 189.8.
The second most affected electoral zone is Central Tallaght, with an incidence rate of 175.9 per 100,000 in the last 14 days.
There are five electoral areas in the country that have an incidence rate above 150 per 100,000, four of which are in Dublin: these are Blanchardstown-Mulhaddart, Tallaght Central, Balbriggan, South West Inner City, and Celbridge in Co Kildare.
They are classified as follows:
1. Blanchardstown-Mulhaddart: 189.9
2. Central Tallaght: 175.9
3. Celbridge: 171.1
4. Southwest city center: 163
5. Balbriggan: 150.5
The areas of Dublin with an incidence rate greater than 100 per 100,000 are:
1. Blanchardstown-Mulhaddart: 189.9
2. Central Tallaght: 175.9
3. Celbridge: 171.1
4. Southwest city center: 163
5. Ballymun Finglas: 140
6. South Tallaght: 138.2
7. Ongar: 128.4
8. Castleknock: 123.6
9. Southeast City Center: 118.2
10. Kimmage-Rathmines: 116.4
11. Ballyfermot-Drimnagh: 115
12. Swords: 111
The area with the lowest incidence rate in the county is Blackrock, with an incidence rate of 36.5 per 100,000, followed by Stillorgan with 39.3 per 100,000.
Meanwhile, Dublin has had at least six times more coronavirus cases than any other county in the country.
The capital has seen 15,124 cases, while Kildare has had the second highest number of cases by county in the country at 2,412.
Outside of the capital, Celbridge in Kildare is the only area that has an incidence rate greater than 150 cases per 100,000 to 171.1.
The Dundalk-Carlingford electoral area follows Celbridge with 136.7 cases and Carrick-on-Shannon is far behind with 132 cases out of a population of 100,000.
Tramore in Waterford City West has a rate of 102.8 cases and Adare-Rathkeale in Limerick has a rate of 101 cases.
Sligo and Carlow are the only counties where the number of cases is less than five per 100,000 in the entire county.
The dataset was launched this morning and Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said the center will be updated regularly.
“The COVID-19 Data Center now offers regularly updated Local Electoral Area data to fulfill this real desire for transparency around this virus and its impact,” he said.
- The full breakdown of Covid-19 cases by local electoral area can be viewed here.
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