Share this article The reproductive number of Covid-19 is now estimated to be close to 1 after weeks of steady rise. Covid-19 transmission rates have begun to fall across the Shannonside Northern Sound Region according to new data from the HSE Cavan remains the county with the highest 14 day incidence rate locally with almost 150 new cases of the virus reported in the last two weeks. On the other end of the scale, Leitrim remains one of the lowest counties nationwide in relation to new cases of coronavirus. Advertisement Virus indicators across the region have continued to fall over the last number of weeks, with the number of patients in local hospitals reaching its lowest point in 111 days.