One-third of country has above average Covid-19 infection rate

Covid-19 is spreading in parts of Donegal, Mayo, Carlow, Kilkenny, Louth, Longford and Limerick. Picture: Collins

As restrictions are eased going into Christmas week, new figures show that one-third of the country has above-average Covid-19 infection rates.

New data showing where Covid-19 rates are rising or falling reveal that 56 of 166 local electoral areas (LEA) had an infection rate above the national average of 84.7 cases per 100,000 population as of Monday this week.