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Waterford's Covid-19 incidence falls in all areas except City South

Waterford's Covid-19 incidence falls in all areas except City South

The level of Covid-19 has fallen in every local electoral area in Waterford except one.

There were concerns last month over an increase in cases in Dungarvan however the number of cases there has halved in the space of two weeks.

The latest release from the Department of Health shows that the majority of cases continue to be concentrated in Waterford City.

Waterford City South now has the highest number, 72 were recorded in the two weeks from the 20th of October to the 2nd of November.

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That's down slightly from a high of 78 last week but it's the only area in Waterford with an incidence rate that is higher than the national average.

The rate is 320 while the national figure was 228 at the time.

There was a significant fall in the number of cases in Tramore Waterford City West, down from 80 to 50.

In Waterford City East there was a slight increase, up by three to 38.

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There were 18 cases in the Portlaw Kilmacthomas area in the two weeks ending on Monday down from 29 the week before.

The number of cases in Dungarvan is continuing to fall, it reached a high of 31 on the 19th of October before falling to 24 last week and 15 this week.

There were five cases in Lismore down from 7 a week ago.

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