The first breakdown of Covid-19 figures by local area have been released.
It shows the number of cases diagnosed by Local Electoral Area (LEA) during the first two weeks of September.
The Tramore - Waterford City West electoral area has the highest incidence rate locally.
23 cases were confirmed there in the two weeks ending Monday, September 14th. Tramore - Waterford City West has a population of 22,378 which gives an incidence rate per 100k population of 102.8.
In Waterford City East, there 16 cases during that time. That LEA has a population of 22,987 which translates into an incidence rate of 69.6 per 100k.
Waterford City South had 12 cases. The population there is 22,476 and the incidence rate is 53.4.
All three areas have incidence rates that are higher than the national average which is 52.8 per 100k.
There were 5 cases in Portlaw - Kilmacthomas LEA. Their incidence rate is 29.2.
Lismore and Dungarvan both had fewer than 5 cases each. For confidentiality reasons, LEA's with cases over the reporting period of between 0-4 have been suppressed to 'less than 5 cases'.
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said "I understand that people really want to know more detailed information about this virus, how it is affecting their communities, and those around the country as a whole. The COVID-19 Data Hub now offers regularly updated Local Electoral Area data in order to fulfil this very real desire that is out there for transparency around this virus and its impact. Transparency is a key cornerstone of Ireland's response to this pandemic. At this crucial time, it matters more than ever."
He added: "I am proud to announce that this has been done through collaborative hard work and effort between my Department, the Ordnance Survey Ireland, the All-Island Research Observatory, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, the Health Service Executive, and the Central Statistics Office."
He concluded: "I would like to commend the tireless commitment of those behind the scenes working on bringing timely, localised information to the general public at this critical time for public health surveillance. Thanks to them, compared to other countries, Ireland ranks highly in terms of the level of localised data on offer to the public."
The number of new COVID-19 cases in each Local Electoral Area (LEA) will be published weekly on a Thursday, reflecting new cases notified in each LEA for the 14-day period up to midnight on the previous Monday.
The interactive map can be found on the Covid-19 Data Hub.
