Shop workers most likely to catch virus in last two waves of Covid-19

Retail staff have been worst affected in the second and third waves of Covid-19. Picture: Damien Storan/PA

Retail and supermarket staff were hardest hit by Covid-19 in the last two coronavirus waves to hit Ireland, new figures show.

Data from the Central Statistics Office shows retail assistants, cashiers and checkout operators were the workers most likely to contract the virus in the second and third waves of the pandemic.