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Naas LEA Has Highest Covid-19 Incidence Rate In Co. Kildare & One Of The Highest Nationally

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During the 14-day period, up to 28th of March

For the 2-week period to 28th of March, Naas local electoral area had the highest rate of Covid-19 in the county, at 2489.4 cases, per 100,000 of the population.

974 cases of Covid-19 were recorded.

Newbridge LEA had the next highest rate at 2,088.4 cases, per 100,000 people.

741 cases of the virus were confirmed in the area, in tat 2-week period.

Maynooth LEA followed, with an incidence rate of 1981.2 & the confirmation of 589 cases.

467 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed during the same period in Kildare LEA.

The area's incidence rate was 1817 cases. 

In Leixlip LEA, 286 of the virus were reported.

The incidence rate for the area was 1803.3 cases. 

Clane LEA has an incidence rate of 1793.4, with 510 cases recorded during the two weeks.

Athy's local electoral area had an incidence rate of 1748.2 cases.

464 cases were confirmed.

Celbridge LEA had the lowest rate Co. Kildare, at 1,655.4 cases, per 100,000 of the population.

358 cases of the virus were reported.

Co. Kildare

For the 14 days up to Monday, 4th April Co. Kildare had a Covid-19 incidence rate of 1,702 cases, per 100,000 people.

3,787 people were diagnosed with the virus, in that 2-week period.

On Monday, 4th of April, 103 cases of Covid-19 were recorded - which is approximately 3.76% of all cases across all 26 counties, for the same day.

Since the pandemic was declared, 73,662 cases of the virus were confirmed in the county.

Neighbouring counties

Co. Dublin had a lower incidence rate than Kildare, at 1,521.9 cases, per 100,000 of the population.

Co. Wicklow's 14-day rate was higher than both, at 1,817.8 cases.

Laois 2-week incidence rate was even higher at 1,926.9.

Co. Offaly continued the increase, wit an incidence rate of 2,058.7.

Meath's rate is 1,476.6 cases, per 100,000 people.

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