North Inishowen now has the highest Covid 19 incidence rate in the country at almost 2,000 cases per 100,000 people.
South Inishowen is the second highest with a rate of just over 1,200.
The Donegal Local Electoral Area has also entered the national Top 10 for the first time, after recording a substantial increase in the number of cases.
In the two weeks to last Monday, the Donegal LEA recorded 161 cases of Covid 19, up 324%. That’s an incidence rate of 607.7 cases per 100,000 people.
North Inishowen’s 335 cases represented a 194% increase, giving an incidence rate of 1,974.8, the highest in the county and the country.
South Inishowen had 277 cases, up 15%, and the second highest local and national rate – 1,238.5
Lifford Stranorlar saw a 57% increase with 137 cases and a rate of 529.2, while Glenties’ 84 cases represented a 68% increase and a rate of 351.2.
There were 46 cases in Milford, up 39%, a rate of 334, while with 103 cases, Letterkenny recorded no change, and a rate of 345.7.
