430 People In Co. Kildare Died Due To Covid-19 In 2.5 Years

Wednesday, 26 October 2022 17:16

Between 1st March 2020 & 15th October 2022

Between the 1st of March 2020 & the 15th October 2022, 430 people died in Co. Kildare, due to Covid-19.

The county's death & mortality rate for the period was 193.3, per 100,000 of the population.

According to the Health protection Surveillance Centre, counties Mayo, Louth & Cavan have had the highest number of deaths, per 100,000 people, to date.

Mayo - 245.2

Louth - 228.9

Cavan - 211.4

Up until the 15th October, 2,615 people in Co. Dublin died due to the disease.

But the county had a similar rate, per 100,000 as Kildare, at 194.1.

Co. Sligo had the lowest rate of mortality, at 93.1.

61 people in the county, died due to the virus.

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