Covid-19: Breakdown of virus rates in local areas across the country

The virus continued to spread in Limerick, in particular in the Adare-Rathkeale, Newcastle West and Limerick city east areas where the infection rate ranged from 260.3 to 353.7 cases per 100,000 population. File picture: iStock

New Ross in Wexford had the highest Covid-19 infection rate in the country in the run-up to Christmas, as health officials brace themselves for a significant spike this week.

As of December 21, the Monday before Christmas, New Ross in Wexford had the highest infection rate nationally, following a more than 10-fold increase in the number of cases.