Where does the virus spread?



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Donegal has the largest spread of coronavirus in the Republic, the latest figures on the disease show.

The 14-day incidence rate in Ireland was 121.3 in the two weeks to the last Monday, November 16, according to Government data.

The new breakdown of local polling areas released Thursday shows that four of the five worst polling areas are in Co Donegal. Letterkenny tops the list with a rate of 389, followed by Buncrana, Co Donegal, Listowel, Co Kerry, Carndonagh, Co Donegal and Milford Co Donegal.

The areas with the lowest rate of Covid-19 spread in the 14 days include Rosslare, Co Wexford, Corca Dhuibhne, Co Kerry, and Ballinasloe, Co Galway.

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According to the latest published data According to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, that rate has dropped to 113.7 as of Thursday night, down from 300 on October 27, but significantly higher than a rate below 3 a end of June.

ECDPC figures published daily show that the UK’s 14-day rate, per 100,000 inhabitants, is close to 500, while the rates in Italy and France are close to 800. The rate in Spain is more than 500 while in The United States has a 14-day rate. rate of 621 while Australia’s rate has fallen below one.

The ECDPC changed Ireland’s color status to “orange” on Thursday after its weekly update of data on infection rates in Europe. Ireland, like most of the rest of the EU, was in the highest restricted travel status, but a reduction in the incidence rate during Level 5 restrictions has moved it to the lowest level.

However, public health officials still warn that the Covid-19 figures are going in the wrong direction. State Medical Director Dr. Tony Holohan said Thursday that recent progress in reducing the spread of the coronavirus has stalled, as people have “slipped” on adhering to lockdown restrictions over the past week. .

The previous sharp decline in the number of new cases in the first weeks of the Level 5 restrictions had stalled, meaning that the country effectively “lost a week,” Dr. Holohan said.

The National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) reported that people were socializing more as the six-week lockdown period progressed, with others working unnecessarily from the office.

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