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Kildare's 14 Day Covid 19 Incidence Rate Is The Highest In Ireland.

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The rate in the county is almost double the national figure.

Kildare now has the highest 14 day Covid 19 incidence rate in Irela,d

560 people in Kildare have been diagnosed with the virus in the two weeks to May 11th.

The incidence rate here is 251.7 cases per 100,000 people.

The national R rate is 129.7 and 6,175 new diagnoses.

12,383 people in Co. Kildare have been diagnosed with Covid-19, since testing began, following 35 new cases confirmed, last night

Over 7,500 of these diagnoses have occurred since New Year's Day.

Today’s cases, 5-day moving average of new cases, 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population and new cases in last 14 days (as of midnight 11th May 2021) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)

County

Today's cases (to midnight 11MAY2021)

5 day moving average (06MAY2021 – 11MAY2021)

14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population (28APR2021 to 11MAY2021)

New Cases during last 14 days (28APR2021 to 11MAY2021)

Ireland

448

425.6

129.7

6,175

Kildare

35

35.4

251.7

560

Donegal

12

27.0

240.6

383

Dublin

229

207.2

198.2

2,670

Roscommon

11

10.0

195.2

126

Westmeath

8

9.2

173.5

154

Meath

38

19.4

149.2

291

Cavan

10

6.0

144.4

110

Monaghan

12

6.0

112.4

69

Limerick

16

15.0

110.3

215

Louth

15

6.8

107.8

139

Tipperary

<5

5.8

98.4

157

Cork

34

27.2

90.4

491

Offaly

<5

4.4

85.9

67

Longford

0

0.6

85.6

35

Carlow

<5

3.2

84.3

48

Galway

<5

9.2

72.1

186

Waterford

<5

5.0

68.0

79

Wicklow

<5

5.0

66.0

94

Wexford

6

10.2

58.8

88

Leitrim

0

0.4

53.1

17

Kilkenny

<5

3.4

43.3

43

Clare

<5

3.6

40.4

48

Laois

<5

1.8

37.8

32

Mayo

0

3.0

33.7

44

Kerry

0

0.8

14.2

21

Sligo

0

0.0

12.2

8

The 5-day moving average of the number of new cases provides an appropriate indicator of current daily case numbers within a county. It takes account of any validation of cases for previous days and smooths out daily/weekend fluctuations in case numbers.

 

  • 7-day incidence rate is 62
  • 5-day moving average is 426

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