Leitrim sees largest drop in Covid-19 cases in the country

A paramedic beside an ambulance at the Mater Hospital in Dublin, during Ireland’s third coronavirus lockdown (Niall Carson/PA)

Leitrim has seen the largest drop in confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country, down 82%, new figures show.

Research by the Central Statistics Office shows the Wild Rose county recorded the largest drop of any county between February 26 and March 5 this year.