Donegal has some of the best and the worst Covid-19 rates in the country this month, according to new government figures.
Polar opposite rates were recorded in the seven local electoral areas in the first two weeks of March.
Letterkenny was Ireland’s third worst-affected area, while the two districts of Inishowen – Buncrana and Carndonagh are among the country’s lowest rates between 1st and 14th March.
Cases remain very high in the Letterkenny area, where 595 new cases were recorded by PCR testing. The incidence rate in Letterkenny over the past two weeks is 1997.2 per 100,000 – almost twice the national average which is 1,188.5.
Meanwhile, Buncrana has Ireland’s lowest 14-day Covid-19 rate at 567.8 per 100,000 (127 new cases). Carndonagh is the third lowest in the country at 607.2 per 100,000 (103 new cases).
The county of Donegal, overall, has Ireland’s fourth lowest Covid-19 rate at present, with a 14-day incidence of 1,460.5 per 100,000.
All LEA data from previous 14 days up to Monday, March 14, 2022
All LEA data from previous 14 days up to Monday, March 14, 2022
The latest local figures come at a time when PCR tests are no longer required for those under 55 years of age or those aged over 55 who are fully boosted. Only those aged 55 or older who do not have a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose, and people who are considered high-risk are advised to get a test if symptomatic.
Strandhill and Drumcliff in Sligo have Ireland’s highest local rates this past fortnight.
Elsewhere in Donegal, the Milford area, which includes Fanad, Ramelton, Rathmullan and Kilmacrennan recorded 193 new cases of Covid-19 – down from 253 in the previous two weeks.
In Lifford-Stranorlar, the rate is down from 1467.8 per 100,000 to 1359.7 per 100,000, with 352 new cases confirmed.
The rate in Glenties is now 861.2 per 100,000, where 206 new cases were detected.
South Donegal recorded 327 new cases in the past fortnight, which equals to an incidence rate of 1234.3 per 100,000.
