Covid-19 hotspots remain, but some areas almost virus-free

Paramedics in the Covid 19 test centre at the GAA club house in Lorcan O Toole Park, Crumlin, Dublin. Picture:Gareth Chaney/Collins

Tullamore in Offaly continues to have the highest incidence of Covid-19 in the State, running at more than five times the national average.

The latest figures from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC), from between March 16 until March 29,  show the Tullamore electoral area had an incident rate of 823.1 cases per 100,000 population, up from the 754.5 per 100,000 recorded the week before.