A further 506 cases of Covid-19 and one death from the virus were confirmed in the State yesterday as new figures on where the incidence of infection is highest were made public. Lifford/Stranorlar in Co Donegal remains the national “hotspot” for Covid-19, with a 14-day incidence of 602.6 cases per 100,000 people, according to the figures. This is more than five times the national average of 116.4, figures published on the Government’s data hub show. Granard in Co Longford has the second-highest incidence nationally, at 384.1, while Monaghan local electoral area ranks third, at 317.3. Meanwhile, almost 400 private homes experienced outbreaks of Covid-19 last week, according to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre.

Source: The Irish Times October 09, 2020 05:04 UTC