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Colin Brennan & Cormac O'Shea

The ten counties where Covid rates aren't falling yet as lockdown end date nears

Ten counties have seen a rise in their 14-day incidence rate compared to seven days previous.

The latest data shows that from Sunday, January 10 to Sunday, January 17, 16 counties have seen their incidence rate fall.

But Monaghan, Waterford, Wexford, Carlow, Cork, Mayo, Kildare, Tipperary, Roscommon and Galway have all seen rises.

Monaghan remains the worst-hit county in Ireland with a rate per 100,000 people of 2749.8 according to most recent figures.

Longford is now the best spot in the country with a rate of 680.2.

Here's a rundown of how your county is progressing week on week;

County by county rates - Sunday, Jan 10 to Sunday, Jan 17

  • Monaghan - 2687.9 up to 2749.8
  • Louth - 2319.9 down to 2210.5

  • Limerick - 2032.3 down to 1837.4

  • Waterford - 1667.3 up to 1995.2

  • Wexford - 1641.0 up to 1849.4

  • Dublin - 1568.0 down to 1545.8

  • Cavan - 1495.2 down to 1413.8

  • Donegal - 1493.8 down to 1373.8

  • Carlow - 1473.7 up to 1608.9

  • Cork - 1457.3 up to 1573.7

  • Clare - 1427.4 down to 1432.5

  • Mayo - 1303.4 up to 1597.6

  • Kilkenny - 1194.2 down to 1074.3

  • Meath - 1179.2 down to 1170

  • Sligo - 1147.5 down to 814.8

  • Kerry - 1095.4 down to 979

  • Kildare - 1029.2 up to 1112.3

  • Offaly - 933.8 down to 914.6

  • Longford - 917.5 down to 680.2

  • Laois - 911.5 down to 898.5

  • Tipperary - 860.5 up to 963.9

  • Roscommon - 821.1 up to 901.7

  • Galway - 815.7 up to 1082.3

Progress but 'not enough' just yet

Ireland has made progress in the fight against Covid-19 but not as much as is needed, the chief medical officer has warned.

Dr Tony Holohan said the country cannot afford to take its foot off the gas now, adding that the third wave of the pandemic was resulting in a higher number of people being treated in hospital across all age groups.

His warning comes as eight more people died of Covid-19 and a further 2,121 new cases of the virus were confirmed on Monday.

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