An ESRI report has found that non-deprived areas along the border had higher rates of Covid-19.
Across the country however, infection rates were a third higher in less affluent areas.
Cross-border mobility between areas with differing public health strategies and testing strategies has been blamed for higher Covid rates in border counties.
Dr Anne Devlin, author of the report believes a number of factors contributed to the spread of the virus in counties like Donegal:
You can read the full report here