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A red sea dominates border counties on a Covid-Ireland HSPC map, with incidence rates more than three times higher than the recorded national average.
A staggering 651.1 per 100,000 confirmed cases have been recorded in the past fortnight at Ballyjamesduff in Co Cavan. This compares with a national average of 177.2 per 100,000 cases.
The situation in Dublin appears to have largely stabilized compared to the border counties.
Ballyfermot-Drimnagh in Co Dublin, recorded an incidence of 310.4, Ongar in the city recorded an incidence rate of 256.7, and the north city center rate was 256.7.
Figures from the Health Protection Surveillance Center (HPSC) show that Ballyjamesduff has the highest incidence rate in the country.
The second highest incidence rate was recorded at Lifford-Stranorlar in Co Donegal, which had an incidence rate of 610.3 per 100,000 in the past two weeks.
However, it is not just border cities that have high incidence rates, although they dominate.
Gorey in Co Wexford posted the third highest figures, with a 533.8 incidence of Covid-19 per 100,000 in the two-week period.
The fourth highest rate was recorded in another border town, Buncrana in Co Donegal, which borders Derry.
The city, with a population of only 22,366, recorded 487.3 incidence cases per 100,000 in the last two weeks.
Granard in Co Longford recorded 449.7 incidence cases per 100,000, Cardonagh in Co Donegal recorded 442.1 incidence cases per 100,000 and Kilrush in Co Clare recorded an incidence rate of 409.6.
Monaghan recorded a rate of 405.4, Adare-Rathkeale in Co Limerick recorded 382.5, Ratoath in Co Meath was 375.2, Carrick-on-Shannon in Co Leitrim recorded an incidence of 272.9, and Carrickmacross-Castleblayney in Co Monaghan was 275.2.
There was an incidence rate of 256.3 in Cork City North West and a rate of 264.8 in Ashbourne, Co Meath
The drop in the incidence rate in Dublin would appear to show that Level 3 restrictions have started to take effect.
But regardless, the capital will be subject to further restrictions at midnight tonight, along with the rest of the country with home visiting prohibited.
While level 4 restrictions have been introduced in Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan as the incidence rate increases in those areas.
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