Kildare's 14 Day Covid 19 Incidence Rate Remains The 2nd Highest In Ireland.

Wednesday, 5 May 2021 06:40

By Ciara Plunkett @plunkettciara

Only Donegal's incidence rate is higher.

Kildare's 14 day Covid 19 incidence remains the second highest in Ireland, after Donegal.

592 people in the county have been diagnosed with the virus in the two weeks to May 3rd.

The incidence rate here is 266.1. cases per 100,000 people.

The national R rate is 134.1 and 6,385 new diagnoses.

The rate in Donegal is 306.5 and 488 new cases.

“The virus is still circulating in the community and is still a risk, particularly to those who have yet to be vaccinated. Collectively we know how to interrupt the spread of this disease"
1/2@CMOIreland #holdfirm
— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) May 4, 2021

County	Today's cases (to midnight 03MAY2021)**	5 day moving average (28APR2021 – 03MAY2021)	14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population (20APR2021 to 03MAY2021)	New Cases during last 14 days (20APR2021 to 03MAY2021)
Donegal	25	27.6	306.5	488
Kildare	40	49.2	266.1	592
Westmeath	15	12.6	207.3	184
Dublin	129	189.8	189.8	2,557
Tipperary	17	14.8	167.3	267
Offaly	5	5.4	159.1	124
Meath	32	21.0	145.1	283
Longford	<5	3.2	141.9	58
Cavan	6	10.6	140.5	107
Ireland	383	470.2	134.1	6,385
Limerick	12	14.8	127.2	248
Louth	25	13.8	119.5	154
Leitrim	<5	1.4	106.1	34
Roscommon	16	7.0	99.2	64
Wicklow	5	9.0	91.3	130
Galway	11	17.6	90.3	233
Carlow	<5	4.2	86.1	49
Waterford	5	9.2	80.9	94
Monaghan	<5	2.2	74.9	46
Cork	16	40.0	73.5	399
Laois	<5	1.8	54.3	46
Mayo	<5	3.8	52.1	68
Clare	<5	3.0	39.6	47
Sligo	<5	1.0	38.1	25
Kilkenny	5	2.6	30.2	30
Wexford	<5	3.0	25.4	38
Kerry	<5	1.6	13.5	20

~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.

the 7-day incidence rate is 67
5 Day Moving average 470

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