Inishowen Covid rates fall again

The latest data published last night shows that there have been 63 cases confirmed in the Buncrana LEA, which takes in all of south Inishowen, over the fortnight to November 23.

This is well down on the 86 cases reported last week, and almost half the 120 cases reported in the previous fortnightly figures.

The fewer cases have resulted in a new 14 day incidence rate - the national and international yard stick by which rates are measured and areas compared - of 281.7 cases per 100,000 people for the period from November 11 to November 23.

This is a significant reduction on the previous Buncrana LEA case rate of 384.5 reported last week, and almost half the 536.5 per 100,000 reported the week before.

The South Inishowen / Buncrana LEA, which has a population of 22,366 people, however still has a rate more than double that of the falling national rate of 107.8 cases per 100,000 people, although the downward trajectory is once again sizeable and will be welcomed.

Moving northward to the Carndonagh LEA, which takes in all of north Inishowen and has a population of 16,964 people, the number of cases also fell with 45 confirmed COVID-19 cases over the fortnight compared to 59 last week and 53 the week before that.

The 14 day profile for North Inishowen up to November 23 showed that the rate was down significantly to 265.3 per 100,000 people - down on the previous rates of 347.8 reported last week, and 312.4 cases per 100,000 people the week before.

There was good news too across the border in Derry yesterday too as it was confirmed the rate has also plummeted again with the rate now sitting at 187.2 per 100,000 people.