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Donegal continues to have some of the highest Covid-19 incidence rates in the country, more than two months after it first entered a period of localized restrictions due to the prevalence of the virus.
Other border areas, particularly Dundalk in Co Louth, are also experiencing a higher incidence of the coronavirus compared to the national average.
The figures, recorded as of midnight on November 30, show a slowdown in the spread of the virus, with 14-day incidence rates falling nationwide to an average of 87 cases per 100,000.
The national picture now shows that Ireland has one of the lowest rates of the virus in Europe.
The last briefing of the National Public Health Emergency Team heard that the infection rate is “static” and no further improvement is expected in the coming weeks.
Of the ten areas with the highest rates of coronavirus, five are in Donegal, and the rest are spread across Mayo, Cork and Kilkenny.
In Donegal, Letterkenny’s local voting area has the highest rate in the country, at 288.7 cases per 100,000.
The incidence rate in the Carndonagh area is 271.2, while in Buncrana it is 250.4.
The Milford area of Donegal is experiencing a 14-day rate of 254.2, and the Lifford-Stranorlar local electoral area currently has an incidence rate of 224 cases per 100,000.
In Louth, Dundalk and the northern parts of the county are particularly affected.
The Dundalk-Carlingford local electoral area has a 14-day incidence of 257.8 per 100,000.
The Dundalk South area has a rate of 194.2. The Drogheda-rural local electoral area has the next highest rate in the county, with 167.8 cases per 100,000.
The Cork City South Central local polling place is now the hardest hit area in Cork, with 243.1 cases per 100,000. Cork City South West also has a high rate, 187.
One area of Mayo, Claremorris, has a much higher incidence than any other part of that county. The rate is 232.1 per 100,000.
The Piltown area of Kilkenny has a 14-day incidence of 215.5, while the Callan-Thomastown area has a 14-day incidence of 201.1.
In Limerick, rural Adare-Rathkeale in western county has a 14-day rate of 198.5, higher than any of the city’s districts.
However, Limerick City North also shows high rates, with an incidence of 170 cases per 100,000.
The Longford LEA is also experiencing high rates of Covid-19, with 174.5 cases per 100,000.
The highest 14-day incidence rate in Dublin is in the Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart area, with 167.1 cases per 100,000.
Several urban areas have Covid-19 rates that are well below the national average. The northwestern area of Cork City has a Covid-19 rate of just 12.4, while Nenagh in Co Tipperary has a rate of 28.1.
Ennis in Co Clare has an incidence of 32.4 per 100,000. Wexford has a low incidence of the virus, with the port city of Rosslare registering a rate of 23.2. Killarney in Co Kerry has a Covid rate of 23.6.
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