Waterford has the highest 14-day incidence rate in the country

The national incidence rate is 517.5 cases per 100,000 of the population. In Waterford the figure stands at 1042.4

The incidence per 100,000 in the southeast county now stands at 1042.4, more than double the national average. File picture: Larry Cummins.

Waterford has the highest 14-day incidence rate in the country, health officials have revealed.

The incidence per 100,000 in the southeast county now stands at 1042.4, more than double the national average.