THERE has been a jump in new Covid-19 cases in North Inishowen/Carndonagh in the past fortnight, new figures show.
The region now has the eighth-highest Covid-19 incidence rate in Ireland.
198 new cases were notified in the Carndonagh local electoral area in the two weeks up to Monday. The 14-day incidence rate in the area is now 1,167.2 per 100,000, while the national average was 695.0.
In Donegal, cases have increased in North and South Inishowen (Buncrana/ Carndonagh LEAs), Glenties and Milford areas. Cases are down in Letterkenny, Lifford-Stranorlar and Donegal.
Carndonagh, Donegal and Glenties have all recorded above-average rates, while Letterkenny, Lifford-Stranorlar, Milford and Buncrana continue to be below-average this week.
Health services in the North West are arranging pop-up vaccination clinics on Friday, Saturday and Sunday this week in Carndonagh, Buncrana and Stranorlar. For more details, visit: https://www.donegaldaily.com/2021/11/02/pop-up-vaccine-clinics-to-open-in-three-donegal-towns/
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