Co. Kildare's Covid-19 Incidence Rate Now Above 1,000 Cases Per 100,000 People

Wednesday, 17 November 2021 10:23

Now stands at 1,004.5 cases per 100,000 of the population

Co. Kildare's two week Covid-19 incidence rate has increased to 1,004.5 cases, per 100,000 people.

The county's incidence rate is still below the national incidence rate, at 1160.7 cases, for the two weeks, to Tuesday 16th November.

2,235 people in the county were diagnosed with the virus in those 14 days.

Nationally during the same period, 55,272 Covid-19 infections were recorded in the Republic of Ireland.

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