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Ireland's 14 Day Covid 19 Incidence Rate Is An A 6 Month High.

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It now stands at 231 cases per 100,000 people

The country's 14-day incidence rate of Covid-19 cases is now at it's highest point since the end of February.

It now stands at 231 cases per 100,000 people, while the five-day moving average of cases has increased by more than 98 percent in a week.

Last night 1,071 new infections were announced by the Department of Health.

In hospitals there are 101 patients with the virus, while there's 20 in ICU according to latest figures.

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