East and border areas have highest rates of Covid-19, data shows

Leitrim is now the only county in Ireland with fewer than 100 cases reported, with just 74, while there have been relatively low numbers recorded in Carlow, Clare, Sligo and Waterford.

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The East of the country and the border region are seeing higher incidences of Covid-19 than the South and West.

While Cork has third highest number of cases, it has one of the lowest rates of incidence per 100,000 people.