DONEGAL’S 14-day incidence rate of Covid-19 has increased again.
The incidence rate – the number of cases of the virus per 100,000 of the population – in Donegal now stands at 233.1 and remains the highest in the country.
Donegal’s figure is up from 218.6 yesterday.
The latest data shows that Monaghan’s incidence rate is 172.2, Dublin had a rate of 168.2.
The national rate is now 100.9 – compared to 32.7 just a month ago.
Roscommon (134.8) and Longford (119.9) both have rates that are above the country’s figure.
The HSE say that there are 113 people in hospital with Covid-19, 21 of whom are in intensive care units.