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New Ross in Co Wexford has become the local electoral area (LEA) with the highest incidence of Covid-19 in the Republic.
According to the latest data from the HSE Health Intelligence Unit, New Ross now has a 14-day incidence rate of 659.7 cases per 100,000, surpassing Carndonagh in Co Donegal, which in recent weeks had the infection rate highest.
Also in Donegal, Buncrana has the third highest rate in the country, with 117 cases among the population of 22,336, for a rate of 523.1.
At the other end of the country, Kenmare in Co Kerry has seen a sharp increase in infections, doubling in the space of a week to 438.9 cases per 100,000.
Nine LEAs reported zero cases per 100,000, and Clare, Roscommon, and Leitrim each reported two of those areas. Cahir in Co Tipperary, Belmullet in Co Mayo and Carrickmacross-Castleblayney in Co Monaghan also have a zero rate.
The southeast of the country has seen a rapid increase in virus transmission, with areas of Kilkenny, Laois, Dublin and Louth seeing large increases in their incidence rates.
By county, today’s National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) figures show that Donegal has maintained the highest incidence rate, with 516 new cases in the past two weeks, giving North County a rate of 324.1 cases per 100,000, followed by Louth and now Wexford, both at 291.
At the lower end of the scale, Leitrim remains the county with the lowest rate, along with Clare and Roscommon; however, each county has reported rate increases after 14, 57, and 37 new cases in the past two weeks, respectively.
Dublin had the highest number of new cases in the same period, with 2,687, before Cork (535), Donegal (516) and Limerick (488).
Ireland’s 14-day national incidence rate is now 166, giving us the fastest growth rate in Europe according to Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan.
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