'); As Ireland's vaccines are rolled out, how does this week's Covid-19 data compare to last week's? Ireland now has one of the lowest incidence rates among European countries, alongside Denmark and Finland. By Cónal Thomas Saturday 10 Apr 2021, 8:00 AM 2 hours ago 17,191 Views 20 Comments IRELAND’S INCIDENCE OF Covid-19 is declining. A total of 1,586 new cases were confirmed across Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday – compared to 1,854 new cases reported over the same period last week and 2,180 the previous week – marking a drop of 15% since last Friday. It appears that cases are no longer stuck. Ireland’s national incidence rate is 147.3 cases per 100,000 of the population on a 14-day rolling average, according to data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, compared to 164.9 this day last week and 159.5 on 26 March.