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The Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart area in West Dublin has the highest rate of Covid-19 in the country, according to data released by the Department of Health this morning.
The data is included in the first national disease breakdown here.
Dublin, where the majority of confirmed cases have been located in recent weeks, has an overall incidence rate of 120.9, the highest of any county in Ireland.
Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart itself has an incidence of 189 per 100,000 people.
Tallaght-Central is the area with the second highest rate, 171.
By contrast, the Blackrock area of Dublin had the lowest incidence rate in the county at 35 per 100,000.
On a county-by-county scale, Cork has the second lowest incidence rate in Ireland at 14.2 per 100,000 people. The highest rate in Co Cork is Fermoy, at 24.7.
Limerick County has an overall incidence rate of 58.5, although North Limerick City has an incidence of 126.8. West Limerick City has an incidence rate of 17.
County Sligo has the lowest incidence rate of any county, at just 12.2 per 100,000 residents.
The publication of the new figures comes on a day when the capital went to level three of the government plan ‘Living with Covid’. Level three restrictions will remain in effect for a period of three weeks.
Social gatherings in the county should be reduced and travel in and out of the county has been discouraged unless absolutely necessary.
So-called ‘wet pubs’ will now be unable to open in Dublin on Monday.
Indoor gatherings are no longer allowed in pubs and restaurants.
The government hopes the restrictions will help reduce the number of confirmed cases in the capital.
Meanwhile, Gardai says that today they are resuming ‘Operation Fanacht’ in Dublin.
They say there will be a high level of visibility of the garda on foot, by car and by bicycle in the city and county, to monitor social distancing and large group gatherings in public spaces and services.
Specific Garda checkpoints will also be established throughout the county.
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