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County Kilkenny had the second highest rate of coronavirus cases in the country this week.
Only Dublin had a higher number of people diagnosed with the virus on the day 29 cases were diagnosed in Kilkenny.
Last Wednesday, the latest day for which a county-by-county breakdown of figures is available, there were 29 cases in Kilkenny.
The rate of cases is increasing in the south of the county.
Using the 14-day rate per 100,000 of population, which is used to measure the rate of infection, the Piltown electoral area has a much higher rate than the rest of the county.
The national rate 14-day incidence of confirmed Covid-19 cases by Local Electoral Area, between November 10 and 23, shows a national rate of 107.8
The rate in the Piltown LEA was 234.3. In the Callan Thomastown LEA the rate was 71; in Castlecomer area it was 89.1; and in the Kilkenny City LEA the rate was 89.9.
Jim Dwyer, Kieran Deveray, Dan Breen, Mayor David Fitzgerald and Ger Cody PICTURE: Vicky Comerford
Erins Own’s Conor Fogarty is tackled by Clara’s Conor O’Shea and Jack Langton. Pic; Willie Dempsey
Some of the Sigmar team who are partaking in Paris2Nice. Back Row: (l-r): Julia Purcell, Mike McDonagh. Front Row (l-r): Naomi Coleman, Adrian McGennis, Madeline Donovan
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