Covid rates falling nationally but remain high in parts of Cork

The national average infection rate stood at 721.1 cases per 100,000 population last Monday

Sarsfield Street in Kilmallock, Co Limerick. The Cappamore-Kilmallock area of Limerick remains in the top ten Covid-19 hotspots in Munster. Picture: Dan Linehan

The Belmullet area of Mayo continues to have the highest Covid infection rate nationally, with one in 50 of the population testing positive for the virus in the past two weeks.

The latest data on Covid infection levels in local electoral areas (LEA) show that the 14-day infection rate in Belmullet has seen a three-fold decrease over the past fortnight, a trend replicated in other parts of the country.