Ireland has highest incidence of Covid-19 in EU says centre for disease control
The Department of Health has reported 1,414 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday. The number of patients being treated in hospital is 353, with 55 in ICU.
The latest figures come after the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC) reported that Ireland has the highest incidence of Covid-19 in the European Union.
With a 14-day incidence of 504 cases per 100,000 people, Ireland has taken the mantle of Europe’s national “hotspot†for Covid infections from Cyprus, which has an incidence of 496.
Incidence is lowest in eastern and north-eastern Europe, but the highest regional incidence is in south-eastern France rather than Ireland.
The Republic’s incidence is 2½ times the overall EU rate of 199.
While Ireland is currently experiencing very high rates of the disease, case numbers have been declining since mid-August, the latest HSE update shows.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre says incidence peaked at about 515 cases on August 23rd and now stands at 493. Incidence is rising in nine counties and falling in 19. Three counties â€" Monaghan, Donegal and Cavan â€" have 14-day incidences of over 1,000.
The ECDC figures show the death rate for Covid-19 patients in Ireland is only half that of Europe’s â€" 6.65 deaths per 100,000 people over the past fortnight compared to 12.68. This, along with relatively fewer cases of serious illness compared to previous waves, is generally attributed to high vaccination rates.
With 88.2 per cent of the adult population fully vaccinated, Ireland has the second highest vaccination rate in Europe, behind Malta.
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