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Carlow has the third highest rate of Covid-19 in Ireland while Wexford among the lowest

Carlow has the third highest rate of Covid-19 in Ireland while Wexford among the lowest

The country's 14-day incidence rate of Covid-19 has increased by 165 per cent over the past month.

21 counties have rates of over 1,000 per 100,000 people.

A month ago, the country's 14-day incidence rate was 433 per 100,000 people.

It is now 1,146 - after the rate close to tripled in the space of a month.

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Louth has the highest rate, at 1,639.

That's followed by Leitrim, at 1,542, while Carlow and Westmeath also have rates of over 1,500.

Only five counties have rates of under 1,000 - Clare, Kildare, Monaghan, Wexford and Roscommon.

Roscommon's is the lowest in the country, at 761.

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Meanwhile, 27 per cent of Covid patients admitted to intensive care since April were fully vaccinated.

541 people needed ICU care due to the virus since then.

147 were fully vaccinated - and 60 of these patients died.

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