Ireland's worst-hit local areas: The 11 local areas where Covid-19

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The 11 local areas where Covid-19 is most rampant in Ireland as concerns raised over lockdown exit

Some areas are struggling to bring down their coronavirus rates

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Dylan ONeill, 11:16, 19 MAR 2021, UPDATED11:42, 19 MAR 2021

Ireland's worst-hit local areas

Tullamore

This county Offaly town has a staggering incidence rate of 483.6 per 100,000, the highest of any local electoral area in Ireland.

North Inner City Dublin

The area encompassing Drumcondra Road, Dorset Street, Bolton Street and Arran Street on the north side of Dublin is next of the list with a rate of 443.3 per 100k.

Longford

Just below that of the North Inner City, this area had an incidence rate of 442.5.

Navan

The fifth-largest town in Ireland, Navan in Co Meath has a rate of 429.4 for confirmed cases of Covid-19.

Buncrana

Despite Donegal having an incidence rate just above the national average at 164.6, the town of Buncrana far exceeds that at 371.1 per 100,000.

Ballymun-Finglas

The north-side suburb in Dublin has an incidence rate of 358.1

Artane-Whitehall

The area around the Helix mass vaccination centre has an incidence rate 35

Ongar

Dublin 15’s Ongar, situated beside Mulhuddart is the next entry on the list with 337.7 per 100,000.

Ballymahon

This southern Co Longford town is doing better than it’s county town counterpart, but still is one of the highest incidence rates in the country with 332.1

Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart

The north-side Dublin suburb is bringing in an incidence rate of 320 cases per 100,000.

Roscrea-Templemore

The county Tipperary area has a rate of 313.4, more than double the national average.