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Galway City has highest rate of Covid-19 infection in county by considerable margin

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Galway City has highest rate of Covid-19 infection in county by considerable margin

Galway Bay fm newsroom - Galway City has the highest rate of COVID-19 infection in the county by a considerable margin.

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The highest figure is in Galway City East, where the 14 day incidence rate is 1,600 cases per 100 thousand people - compared to the national average of 1,300.

Next is Galway City Central at 1,500 - while Galway City West is broadly in line with the national average of 1,300.

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Elsewhere in the county, the figures are considerably below the national average.

Loughrea and Connemara South are both 1,100; Connemara North is 1,000; Ballinasloe is 978; Athenry-Oranmore is 853; Gort-Kinvara is 847; and Tuam is 762.

On Monday, the country's 14-day incidence rate was 1,305 cases per 100,000 people.

Portlaw-Kilmacthomas local electoral area in Co Waterford had a rate of 2,138.

The Portlaoise local electoral area in Co Laois was the next highest, at 2,092.

Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart in Dublin is the third worst-affected area, at 1,980.

Waterford City South and Newbridge in Co Kildare also have rates of over 1,900.

Manorhamilton in Co Leitrim has the lowest rate, at 508.

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