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The 14-day incidence rate of Covid-19 his increased in all parts of Limerick over the last fortnight, new figures have confirmed.
Interim data published on the Covid-19 Data Hub shows that the infection rate in Adare / Rathkeale municipal district is now one of the highest in the country, while the rate in Cappamore / Kilmallock, Limerick City North and Limerick City West it has more than doubled. in a week.
The current incidence rate in Adare / Rathkeale is the fifth highest in the country, while the rate in the Newcastle West Municipal District is the ninth highest.
According to the data, published this New Year’s Eve, the contagion rate in the Adare / Rathkeale Municipal District between December 15 and 28 was 660.4 (per 100,000 inhabitants) after the notification of 183 confirmed cases of Covid-19.
This compares with an incident rate of 353.7 a week earlier and 231 on December 14.
According to provisional figures, there were a total of 690 confirmed cases of the disease reported in Limerick between December 15 and 28. This compares with 249 during the previous fortnight (December 1 to December 14).
Incidence rates (as of December 28) for the six LEAs in Limerick are.
- Adare / Rathkeale: 660.4 (183 new cases) [353.7 the previous week]
- Newcastle West: 499.7 (137 new cases) [266.3 the previous week]
- East of Limerick City: 342.4 (121 new cases) [260.3 the previous week]
- North Limerick City: 253.5 (88 new cases) [109.5 the previous week]
- Cappamore / Kilmallock: 235.2 (82 new cases) [74.7 the previous week]
- West Limerick City: 226.4 (79 new cases) [106 the previous week]
At the national level, the most recent data show the highest infection rates, between December 15 and 28, in New Ross, Wexford (988.6); Ballybay-Clones, Monaghan (707); Buncrana, Donegal (679.6); Kenmare, Kerry (670.3) and Adare / Rathkeale, Limerick (660.4).
Earlier this New Year’s Eve, the Health Department reported a record number of additional daily cases from Limerick.
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