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The 12 cities and local areas with the worst Covid rate in Dublin at the moment have been revealed by the first national breakdown of the incidence of the disease by local area.
The data has been posted to the government’s online COVID-19 data center.
The capital has had at least six times more coronavirus cases than any other county in Ireland with 15,124 cases.
The next highest county is Kildare at 2,412.
The information is designed to inform people about the spread of the disease in their area, helping them to adapt their behavior.
The Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart region of West Dublin has the highest rate of Covid-19 in the past 14 days.
Tallaght North Central is the next highest on the list with a rate of 175.
Dublin South-West Inner City has 162.
Dublin was almost closed along with the rest of the capital on Friday night.
The 12 areas of Dublin with an incidence rate of more 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
Outside of Dublin, Cellbridge in Co Kildare is the only area that has an incidence rate of approximately 150 cases per 100,000 to 171.1.
The data also shows figures in other areas and gives an idea of the variation in rate levels nationwide.
The Dundalk-Carlingford area comes after Celbridge with 136.7 cases.
Carrick-on-Shannon in Co Letirim is not far behind with 132 cases out of a population of 100,000.
Limerick City north has 127, while Tramore in Waterford City West sees a rate of 102.8 cases.
Connemara South in Co Galway has 56, while Galway City Central has 26.
In Co Cork, Fermoy is 24, while Cork City South West is 21 and Skibbereen is 16.
Carlow and Sligo are the only counties where the number of cases is less than 5 per 100,000 in Ireland.
The new data was released on Saturday.
Minister Stephen Donnelly said: “Minister Donnelly said,” I understand that people really want to know more detailed information about this virus, how it is affecting their communities and people across the country.
“The COVID-19 Data Center now offers regularly updated local election area data to fulfill this real desire for transparency around this virus and its impact.
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“Transparency is a fundamental pillar of Ireland’s response to this pandemic. At this crucial moment, it is more important than ever.
“I would like to commend the tireless commitment of those working behind the scenes to provide timely and localized information to the general public at this critical time for public health surveillance.
“Thanks to them, compared to other countries, Ireland ranks high in terms of the level of localized data that is offered to the public.”
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