All but one LEA in Cavan-Monaghan has Covid rate below national average

All but one Local Electoral Area in Cavan and Monaghan have Covid-19 incidence rates below the national average.

The highest, Bailieborough-Cootehill, is almost double that of the lowest, Ballybay-Clones.

In the two weeks up to Monday, the country had an incidence rate of 924 cases per 100,000 population.

Locally, Bailieborough-Cootehill was just above that at 958.

Carrickmacross-Castleblayney is next at 849, followed by Cavan-Belturbet at 824.

The Ballyjamesduff LEA has the lowest incidence rate in Cavan 689.

The north Monaghan LEA has a rate of 581, while Ballybay-Clones is the lowest locally at 486.