More than 6,500 Covid-19 cases reported in Cork since start of pandemic
MORE than 6,500 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Cork since the beginning of the pandemic, while more than 70 Covid-19 related deaths have been recorded here.
Breda Graham
MORE than 6,500 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Cork since the beginning of the pandemic, while more than 70 Covid-19 related deaths have been recorded here.
That is according to the Central Statistics Office’s (CSO) 18th publication of Covid-19 deaths and cases, which provides insights into those who have either died from or contracted Covid-19, by using data from the Computerised Infectious Disease Reporting (CIDR) provided to the CSO by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre and data from the HSE’s Swiftcare and Covid Care Tracker (CCT) systems.
Monaghan has the highest rate of deaths from Covid-19 per 100,000 of population of any county in the State.
Figures compiled by the Department of Health for the 7Lá programme on TG4 shows the national distribution of the 2,053 deaths, from the beginning of the pandemic up to the 29 November.
Co Dublin recorded 948 deaths, the highest number in the period and almost half of the national total.
Kildare had 206 deaths while neighbouring Meath recorded 77. The next two highest counties were Monaghan with 74 deaths and Cork with 72.
However, the rate of deaths per 100,000 showed a further side of the Covid-19 story. While Monaghan came fourth by overall number, the rate of death per 100,000 was almost treble the national average.