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Longford and Roscommon among nine counties with incidence rate over 100

Oct 6, 2020 15:36 By Shannonside News
Longford and Roscommon among nine counties with incidence rate over 100
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Both Roscommon and Longford are still seeing incidence rates of Covid 19 extend over 100 Roscommon incidence rate now stands at 154.9, a drop

Both Roscommon and Longford are still seeing incidence rates of Covid 19 extend over 100

Roscommon incidence rate now stands at 154.9, a drop of five points since yesterday, Longford is just behind on 146.8.

They are fourth and fifth on the list, the top three are Donegal with 273.3 Monaghan with 206.9 and Dublin at 167.1.

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The rate is calculated by looking at the number of cases over the past 14 days and giving a figure based on 100,000 of its population.

The last week has seen a 29 percent rise in the national figure.

It is now the county with the lowest rate of transmission in the country with an incidence rate of 29.3 per 100,000 people.

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Concern had been raised by the National Public Health Emergency Team in recent days about hospital capacity with the rise in Covid-19 cases.

This morning, the HSE confirmed there are 150 people in Irish hospital diagnosed with the virus - a 28 percent rise on last week's figure.

While last night in ICU there were 34 people with the virus or suspected of having the disease.

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