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THE number of new COVID-19 cases in the Tralee Local Electoral Area (LEA) has fallen in the 14 day period up to Monday, April 11.
There were 453 new confirmed cases in that period compared to the 770 in the fortnight up to Monday, April 4, according to figures available on the Government’s COVID-19 data hub.
Tralee LEA has a 14-day incidence rate of 1,371 per 100,000 of the population, above the national incidence of 967.8 per 100,000. It’s the fifth highest incidence rate in an LEA in the State.
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The incidence rate in Kerry is 1,009 per 100,000, the third highest county in the country. In all, there were 1,491 new cases recorded in Kerry during the fortnight period up to Wednesday, April 13.
The Castleisland LEA is the next highest after Tralee, seeing 215 new cases and a rate of 1,254 per 100,000. Listowel LEA saw 340 new cases and a rate of 1,185 per 100,000.
The Corca Dhuibhne Local Electoral Area saw 158 new cases and a rate of 1,114 per 100,000. The Killarney Electoral Area saw 296 new cases, a current 14-day incidence rate of 999.8 per 100k of the population.
The only LEA in Kerry which has a rate below the national average was Kenmare LEA which had 217 new cases, a rate of 865.9 per 100,000.
The total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Kerry, since the pandemic began according to the latest data up to Wednesday, March 30, is 37,156.
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There was an unexpected 40% increase in ‘all cause deaths’ in 2021:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GXvV6Pybns