12 counties see Covid-19 incidence rates double over Christmas

The HPSC report shows that Dublin accounted for around 30% of the 65,044 cases confirmed in the final week of 2021.

The final week of 2021 saw the Covid-19 incidence rate surge in every county as the Omicron variant swept Ireland.

Twelve counties saw rates at least double between St Stephen's Day and New Year's Day while Laois and Offaly saw their incidence triple.