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The cities of Donegal and Longford have the highest coronavirus rates in the country, the latest figures reveal.
ifford / Stranorlar in Co Donegal is the worst hit, with a 14-day incidence of 602.6 cases per 100,000 people; this is five times the national average of 116.4 cases per 100,000 people.
Granard in Co Longford is second on the list with an incidence of 384.1. After that, Carndonagh and Letterkenny in Co Donegal were fourth and fifth, having an incidence rate of 347.8 and 332.3 respectively.
Monaghan’s local electoral area has been ranked fifth with 317.3 cases per 100,000 residents.
Kimmage / Rathmines is the city of Dublin with the sixth highest incidence rate in the country, with 306.1 cases per 100,000. This is almost three times the national average.
Other areas in Dublin with high levels of the virus with an incidence rate greater than 200 include Swords, Dublin North Inner City, Ballyfermot / Drimnagh and Ongar.
Outside of the capital, other areas that are affected with a high incidence rate of over 200 include Buncrana In Co Donegal, Kilrush in Co Clare, Boyle in Co Roscommon, Galway City Central, Carrickmacross in Co Monaghan, Cork City South- Central and Bray East in Co Wicklow.
Cities with the lowest incidence rates in the country, which is less than five per 100,000, include Bantry-west and Kanturk in Co Cork, Castleisland and Corca Dhuibhne, Co Kerry and Lismore in Co Waterford.
Other cities in this low incidence group include: Manorhamilton and Ballinamore, Co Leitrim, Laytown Bettystown, Co Meath and Castlebar, and Westport in Co Mayo.
As of Thursday, the death toll from the virus in the Republic of Ireland stands at 1,817, while a total of 40,086 have been diagnosed with Covid-19.
Of the 506 new cases confirmed Thursday, 240 are men and 265 are women. Approximately 64% of the people diagnosed are under 45 years of age; 39 percent have been confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case and 59 cases have been identified as community transmission.
91 new cases were confirmed in Dublin, 76 in Cork, 53 in Donegal, 42 in Meath, and the remaining 244 cases are in 21 counties.
This comes as NPHET met Thursday night to discuss the ‘worrying’ trend of increasing the number of cases across the country.
The ten worst cities in your country are as follows:
1. Lifford / Stranorlar, Co Donegal – 602.6
2. Granard, Co Longford – 384.1
3. Carndonagh, Co Donegal – 347.8
4. Letterkenny LEA-7, Co Donegal – 332.3
5. Monaghan Local Election Zone – 317.3
6. Kimmage / Rathmines, Co Dublin – 306.1
7. Kilrush, Co Clare – 290.6
8. Boyle LEA-6, Co Roscommon – 242.8
9. Buncrana, Co Donegal – 241.4
10. Ennis, Co Clare – 226.5
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