Latest local electoral area data shows virus spread continues to be an issue in Border counties
Another strong metric of the increasing pace of the disease in many parts of the country is that nine of the top 10 LEAs have rates of more than 1,000 per 100,000. Two weeks ago there were just four, rising to seven last week.
The publication of the data is designed to facilitate greater insight into where the virus is most dominant. The top three ranked LEAs remain the same as in last week’s numbers. On Thursday, second-placed Ballybay-Clones in Co Monaghan was reported as having a case rate of 2,318 per 100,000 , and third-placed Bailieborough-Cootehill in Co Cavan is at 1,900.5 .
Monaghan town, which had a rate of 1,414 last week, may have dropped from fourth position into fifth, but it now has a slightly higher rate of 1,472. Its previous fourth place is now occupied byThe specifics shown by these five LEAs represent a much broader problem of disease spread currently being experienced in the country.
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