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Carrickmacross-Castleblayney area has lowest Covid rate in the country

Nov 27, 2020 08:13 By News Northern Sound
Carrickmacross-Castleblayney area has lowest Covid rate in the country
The latest breakdown from the HPSC (up to November 23rd). Note: Data from Northern Ireland is not included in this map.
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The Carrickmacross-Castleblayney area of Monaghan has one of the lowest rates of Covid-19 in the country. The latest data shows it's recorded

The Carrickmacross-Castleblayney area of Monaghan has one of the lowest rates of Covid-19 in the country.

The latest data shows it's recorded fewer than five cases over the last 14 days.

In the Northern Sound region, the Cavan-Belturbet area recorded the most cases at 25, followed by Bailieborough-Cootehill MD with 23.

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The Ballybay-Clones area recorded 22 cases over the last 14 days, while the Ballyjamesduff and Monaghan Municipal Districts recorded 21 cases each.

Two areas of Donegal have a Covid-19 incidence rate of almost three times the national average.

Latest data from the Health Protection Surveillence Centre shows the Milford electoral area has the highest infection rates in the country.

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In the four most northerly electoral areas in the country - Carndonagh, Letterkenny, Milford and Buncrana - all have a 14-day incidence rate of more than 265.

Two of those areas are followed by another constituency along the border by having the highest rates - Dundalk South with a rate of 299.

Edenderry in Offaly also continues to have a high incidence rate of more than 250.

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In terms of urban areas Waterford City South has the highest infection in the two weeks up until Monday with 284 cases per 100,000 people. In Limerick - the City West constituency is on 243.

However, every other city has lower rates with the highest in Galway being the City Central area on 221.

In Cork, the South Central constituency has a rate of 199.

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And in Dublin - Ballymun Finglas had the highest and is on 192 cases per 100,000 people.

In total eight local areas have rates of less than five - including three areas in Mayo.

Ballinasloe in Galway, Mhuinebeag in Carlow, as well as the Carlow electoral area and Bantry West in Cork all also had less than five cases per 100,000 people in the past two weeks.

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