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The Letterkenny Election Area in Co Donegal has the highest 14-day coronavirus incidence rate in the state, as rates in the border county continue to be significantly higher than the national average.
The 14-day rate per 100,000 residents is a useful measure of how the virus is spreading, and the rate figures in every 166 local electoral areas are regularly updated in the government’s Covid-19 data center.
Letterkenny has a 14-day incidence of 288.7, having dropped from more than 300 a week ago. The latest figures show the incidence rate of the disease in 14 days until November 30.
Nationally, the incidence rate of the virus is 87 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, and after the six-week shutdown, the country has one of the lowest rates of Covid-19 in Europe.
The Carndonagh local polling area in Co Donegal currently has the second highest incidence rate at 271.2.
Dundalk-Carlingford in Co Louth, has the third highest rate (257.8), followed by two electoral areas of Donegal, Milford (254.2) and Buncrana (250.4).
Of the 10 local electoral areas with the highest rates of Covid-19, five are located in Co Donegal. The others are the local polling place of Cork City South (243.1), Claremorris in Co Mayo (232.1) and Piltown (215.5) and Callan-Thomastown (201.1) in Kilkenny.
Other areas with high rates of coronavirus included; Adare-Rathkeale, Co Limerick, which recorded a 14-day incidence of 198.5, Dundalk South in Co Louth (194.2), Longford (174.5), Drogheda Rural, Co Louth (167.8) and Laytown- Bettystown, Co Meath (164.1).
Dublin
In Dublin, Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart, in the west of the county, had the highest incidence rate at 167.1. Throughout the pandemic, data has shown higher rates of Covid-19 in the north and west of the capital, with lower rates in south Dublin.
The Ballymun-Finglas local electoral area had the second highest incidence (150.9), followed by the northeast city center (141.5).
The Glencullen-Sandyford local electoral area in South Dublin had the lowest incidence in the capital at 49.2 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
Blackrock had the second lowest incidence at 62.3, followed by Rush-Lusk local constituency at 63.4.
Seventeen local electoral areas recorded fewer than five confirmed Covid-19 cases in the 14-day period, including: Connemara, Co Galway; Dungarvan, Co Waterford; Westport, Co Mayo; Bantry West, Co Cork; Ballymahon, Co Longford; Ballinamore, Co Leitrim; and Cahir, Co Tipperary.
Look at the table with this story to see how your area is dealing with Covid-19. If you are reading this on The Irish Times app and can’t see the lookup table, go here.
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