Castleblaney and Carrickmacross in Co Monaghan had the very best incidence charge of Covid-19 within the nation over the previous fortnight with greater than double the nationwide incidence charge of 455 constructive instances per 100,000 inhabitants, in accordance with the most recent figures from the Division of Well being.
he space, with a inhabitants of 21,436, had an incidence charge of 1096.3 per 100,000 inhabitants between January 19 and February 1. There have been additionally 235 new confirmed instances throughout the identical time interval.
Monaghan city got here in at third place with an incidence charge of 1,079.5 and 245 new instances among the many border city’s inhabitants of twenty-two,695.
Enniscorthy in Co Wexford was the second largest Covid hotspot within the nation with an incidence charge of 1086.1 amongst its inhabitants of 27,253.
Additionally within the southeast, Waterford metropolis recorded an incidence charge of 805.3 amongst its 22,476 inhabitants, with 181 new instances recorded.
In the meantime in Dublin, Blanchardstown-Mulhaddart had the fourth highest incidence charge in Eire with a charge of 1005.5 and 355 new confirmed instances, adopted by Ballymun-Finglas with an incidence charge of 805.
Whereas the present hotspots all recorded declines of their incidence charges, Dr Colm Henry, Chief Scientific Officer for the HSE, mentioned the figures reveal we nonetheless have a protracted approach to go.
That’s regardless of a considerable decline in neighborhood transmission of the virus over the previous week, which he attributed to the present lockdown and what he described as a “huge nationwide effort” to fight Covid-19 by the general public at giant.
“The 14 day-incidence charge has dropped by 40 per cent in a single week.
“That five-day common has dropped to simply over 1,100 from 1,400 final week – it is nonetheless too excessive however now it is starting to feed via,” he instructed Newstalk radio on Friday.
However he mentioned individuals who have adopted the general public well being recommendation and caught to the foundations do deserve credit score in lowering the transmission charges.
“The pattern is nice. I simply need to acknowledge everyone who’s struggling in numerous methods, there isn’t a escape for anyone in Eire from this pandemic. No person can say this has nothing to do with me, everyone is affected. All our lives and certainly everyone has an element to play.”
In the meantime, the HSE’s Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan additionally urged the general public to maintain up the battle and never let down their guard.
“No single intervention is ideal at stopping the unfold of Covid-19, it takes many alternative particular person actions to decelerate the unfold of the illness,” he mentioned eventually night time’s each day Covid press briefing.
“Each motion you are taking is one other layer of safety between you and the virus – the extra layers you have got the extra safety you have got. Public well being measures are based mostly on this precept. Hold bodily distance from others, wash palms commonly, keep away from crowds, put on face coverings and vaccines all offer you layers of defence in opposition to Covid-19.”
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