Covid-19 cases in Ireland continue to rise, with the national 14 day incidence rate now at 526.4 cases per 100k people.
Yesterday, a further 1,866 cases of the virus were confirmed in the Republic with the number of Covid-19 patients in hospital rising to 331. There are currently 61 patients in ICU across the country.
Although Dublin is performing better than a lot of counties and has the 15th highest case average in the country, there are a number of areas in the capital with incidence rates miles ahead of the national average.
Here are the Covid-19 red-zone areas in Dublin.
Donaghmede has the highest rate of the disease in the capital, confirming 305 cases from the 10/8/21 to the 23/8/21.
The area was a 14 day incidence rate of 733.3 per 100k people.
The second worst Dublin hotspot is Artane/Whitehall, where 357 cases were found during the two week period.
There is a 14-day incidence rate of 697.9 in the area.
The region with the third highest rate of the disease in the capital is Blanchardstown/Mulhuddart.
There was 232 cases confirmed in the area with a 14 day incidence rate of 657.1.
Here is a full list of the Covid-19 case numbers for each local area over the last two weeks:
- Balbriggan: 160
- Rush-Lusk: 200
- Swords: 244
- Howth-Malahide: 225
- Artane-Whitehall: 357
- Ballymun-Finglas: 361
- Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart: 232
- Lucan: 194
- Cabra-Glasnevin: 299
- Donaghmede: 305
- Ballyfermot-Drimnagh: 214
- North Inner City: 406
- South West Inner City: 182
- Rathfarnham-Templeogue: 218
- Clondalkin: 290
- Pembroke: 139
- Dundrum: 136
- Tallaght Central: 220
- Tallaght South: 231
- Stillorgan: 136
- Glencullen-Sandyford: 165
- Firhouse-Bohernabreena: 197
- Palmerstown-Fonthill: 206
- Killiney-Shankill: 156
- Blackrock: 103
- Glencullen-Sandyford: 165
- Dún Laoghaire: 201
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