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The reproductive number of Covid-19 is now estimated to be close to 1 after weeks of steady rise.
Covid-19 transmission rates have begun to fall across the Shannonside Northern Sound Region according to new data from the HSE
Cavan remains the county with the highest 14 day incidence rate locally with almost 150 new cases of the virus reported in the last two weeks.
On the other end of the scale, Leitrim remains one of the lowest counties nationwide in relation to new cases of coronavirus.
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Virus indicators across the region have continued to fall over the last number of weeks, with the number of patients in local hospitals reaching its lowest point in 111 days.
Ivan Connaughton to step down as Roscommon County Councillor Published: Thursday, 01 April 2021 10:11
Independent Roscommon County Councillor Ivan Connaughton has announced he will be stepping down as a councillor in the coming months.
The Athleague-based auctioneer has served on the council since 2014, and was a former member of Fianna Fail.
Last week, during a debate at an Athlone Municipal District meeting about flooding at Lough Funshinagh, he said he was considering resigning over his dissatisfaction at how the flooding crisis was being handled.
Councillor Connaughton has now confirmed, in a statement on Facebook, that he will be stepping down as a county councillor in the coming months and says he s taken the decision for a number of reasons .
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