The two counties not in a good place as lockdown decision made

Ireland's Level Five lockdown is set to come to an end on December 1.

Taoiseach Micheal Martin will address the nation this evening with the final decision.

Cabinet is meeting this afternoon to finalise the plans ahead of the public announcement.

However a number of regions are still experiencing a relatively high number of infections, despite the six-week lockdown.

One of the key metrics used by health officials is the 14-day incidence rate of confirmed cases per 100,000 population.

Ireland's national rate currently stands at 103.9 - one of the lowest in Europe.

Members of the Gardai on Henry Street during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic in Dublin's city centre. (Gareth Chaney/Collins)

But a few counties are reporting noticeably higher rates than that.

Donegal and Louth are two areas with an incidence still over 200, with their current rate standing at 218 and 201.7 respectively.

Limerick also has a slightly concerning rate of 188.3.

Although there is some good news to be found, with Wexford's incidence standing at a rock-bottom 36.7.

Here is the latest county-by-county breakdown of 14-day incidence rates:

Donegal - 218

Louth - 201.7

Limerick - 188.3

Waterford - 149.8

Kilkenny - 131

Roscommon - 122.4

Dublin - 115.2

Meath - 105.6

Monaghan - 104.3

Longford - 100.3

Offaly - 97.5

Tipperary - 94.6

Mayo - 91.9

Westmeath - 91.2

Cavan - 85.3

Cork - 82.2

Wicklow - 78.6

Carlow - 77.3

Kildare - 76.9

Clare - 75.7

Sligo - 59.5

Galway - 54.9

Laois - 54.3

Kerry - 53.5

Leitrim - 40.6

Wexford - 36.7