Waterford continues to have one of the lowest incidence rates of Covid-19 in the country.
36 cases were confirmed here in the two weeks ending midnight on Monday.
The rate per 100,000 people is now 31, that's up slightly since yesterday when it was 29.3.
The national average has also increased to 116.4.
Leitrim is the only county in Ireland that has a lower incidence rate than Waterford, they're at 28.1.
Nine counties continue to have rates above 100, all but Dublin have seen a rise since yesterday.
Donegal 293.4
Monaghan 226.4
Dublin 162.3
Roscommon 153.4
Longford 151.7
Clare 143.1
Cavan 133.9
Cork 111.1
Offaly 103.9
There are growing concerns about the rising number of Covid cases in nursing homes.
30 cases have been confirmed at a nursing home in County Donegal, while a further 31 have been detected at a facility in county Laois.
There were seven new clusters in nursing homes nationwide last week.
South East
Waterford accounts for less than 15% of all cases in the South East over the last fortnight.
244 cases have been confirmed in the region from September 22nd until October 5th.
The mean age is 39 and 109 cases are associated with a cluster.
Wexford now has the highest incidence rate in the South East.
Wexford 56.8
Tipperary 52.6
Kilkenny 43.3
Carlow 42.2
Waterford 31.0
