North Tipperary Covid numbers reach eight-month high

The “vast majority” of the current Covid infections in the Nenagh and Thurles areas relate to “household outbreaks”

The Department of Public Health Mid West is encouraging people in Nenagh and Thurles to avail of coronavirus testing. File photo: PA

A public health Covid-19 warning has been issued for North Tipperary, with public health officials expressing “genuine concern” at a “mammoth” rise in numbers of Covid-19 cases.

Latest data released by Public Health Mid West shows that daily Covid cases in North Tipperary surged in the past seven days alone, almost tripling from 12 last Wednesday, to 43 yesterday.