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Average of over 500 people a day getting Covid-19 tests at Punchestown centre
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An average of over 500 people are now being tested for Covid-19 every day at the Community Testing Centre in Punchestown, new figures have revealed.
In the six days up to Sunday evening, a total of 3,186 people were processed by swabbing staff at the hub outside Naas.
The highest number was 738 on Tuesday of last week while 235 attended on last Sunday and 283 on Saturday.
The figures were provided by the HSE Dublin South, Kildare & West Wicklow Community Healthcare.
The rate of testing is roughly in line with the previous week, when there were around 4,000 tests carried out over a seven day period.