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Ireland is currently in the grip of a third wave of coronavirus as cases continue to rise across the country.
One of the key statistics health experts use to assess the scale of an outbreak here is the 14-day incidence rate of confirmed cases per 100,000 residents.
And Monaghan is now the most affected region in the country by this metric, with a staggering rate of 783.6.
However, even more severe is the fact that this is higher than 384.5 just five days earlier.
Similarly, other border regions such as Louth, Cavan, and Donegal have seen a notable increase in infections, as have Limerick and Sligo.
(Image: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin)
And one of the largest peaks in the country is in Co Mayo, which went from reporting a rate of 129.5 to 505.7 in just five days.
Although there is relatively good news in Dublin, where growth has been slower than in many areas, with the incidence in the capital going from 265 five days ago to 371.1 last night.
Here’s a full county-by-county breakdown of the latest 14-day incidence rates:
County name – Incidence rate 5 days ago -> Incidence rate now
Monaghan – 384.5 -> 783.6
Donegal – 425.3 -> 737.5
Louth – 342.2 -> 719.3
Limerick – 341..7 -> 594.7
Sligo – 210.6 -> 531.0
May – 129.5 -> 505.7
Cavan – 227.1 -> 468.7
Wexford – 341.3 -> 418.1
Kilkenny – 261 -> 412.2
Kerry – 252.5 -> 383.9
Laois – 186.5 -> 381.4
Dublin – 265 -> 371.1
Meath – 198.4 -> 364.5
Cork – 172.2 -> 351.3
Roscommon – 103.8 -> 328.5
Galway – 128.3 -> 322.4
Carlow – 214.3 -> 312.7
Clare – 128.8 -> 298.8
Offal – 84.7 -> 269.4
Longford – 88.1 -> 264.2
Waterford – 157.5 -> 249.6
Westmeath – 114.9 -> 244.5
Kildare – 173.5 -> 238.6
Leitrim – 78 -> 230.9
Tipperary – 93.4 -> 176.7
Wicklow – 118 -> 162.2
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