Covid-19: Ireland's 14-day incidence rate now the highest in the European Union

A person getting ready to take a Covid-19 test from a passenger at the testing booth at Cork Airport. Picture: Dan Linehan

Ireland now has the highest 14-day incidence rate of Covid-19 in Europe, according to the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC). 

In its latest weekly surveillance summary the ECDC lists Ireland's incidence rate as being 504 per 100,000 population.