Tipperary has the highest Covid-19 infection rate in Munster 

In Cork, the rate of infection over the last two weeks is 1394.3 coming from 7,569 new cases confirmed.

Tipperary now has the highest 14-day rate of Covid infections in Munster, followed by Waterford and then Cork.

With a national infection rate of 1357.8 cases per 100,000 of population, Ireland is still among the worst-affected in Europe although case numbers are lower than in countries like Germany which is now reporting almost 60,000 cases daily.