Ireland has the fourth-highest incidence rate of Covid-19 in the EU, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Data from the EU agency shows that Ireland’s incidence rate is currently 109.16 per 100,000 population, with only Cyprus (493.13), Portugal (240.53) and Spain (215.12) being higher. Romania has the lowest incidence rate, at 3.61, followed by Poland (3.87) and Hungary (6.47). Buncrana has the highest incidence rate in the country, with 880.8 per 100,000 and 197 cases in the area. It comes as HSE boss Paul Reid said the spread of the Delta variant is likely to “outmatch” the supply of vaccines over the coming weeks.

Source: Irish Examiner July 09, 2021 08:03 UTC