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One region s rate is over five times the national average.
On Monday, the country s 14-day incidence rate was 122.5 per 100,000 people.
Milford local electoral area s was 675 - the highest in the 26 counties, after its rate more than doubled in a week.
Letterkenny LEA, also in Donegal, was the second worst, with 594 - up 82 per cent on the previous week.
Nenagh in Co Tipperary was the third highest, at 449.
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The others are Castleknock, Blanchardstown/Mulhuddart, and Ballymun/Finglas.
On the other end of the scale, 16 areas had less than five cases in the two-week period.
They include parts of nine counties - Mayo, Galway, Clare, Kerry, Cork, Tipperary, Kilkenny, Carlow and Wexford.
Positive news for Limerick as Newcastle West LEA has third-lowest Covid incidence rate nationally
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THE Newcastle West Municipal District continues to have the third-lowest incidence rate of Covid-19 in the country, new figures have confirmed.
According to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, just 13 confirmed cases of the disease were recorded between February 2 and February 15 - giving a 14-day incidence rate of 47.4 (per 100,000 population) - less than a fifth of the overall national rate of 269.3.
The latest data published this Thursday, shows the rate of infection in all areas of the city and county continues to decline following the peak of cases over the Christmas and New Year period.