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THE number of new COVID-19 cases rose significantly again in the Tralee Local Electoral Area in the 14 day period up to Monday, December 13.
There were 598 new confirmed cases in that period compared to the 488 in the fortnight up to Monday, December 6, according to figures available on the Government’s COVID-19 data hub.
Tralee LEA has a 14-day incidence rate of 1,810 (up from 1,477) per 100,000 of the population, far above the national incidence of 1,305 per 100,000 as of last Monday and is the highest rate in the county.
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The incidence rate in Kerry is 1,130 per 100,000, the 13th highest county in the country. In all, there were 1,691 new cases recorded in Kerry during the fortnight period, up from the 1,580 cases recorded in the fortnight up to December 6.
Killarney Electoral Area saw 393 new cases, a current 14-day incidence rate of 1327 per 100k of the population.
The other four LEAs are below the national incidence rate. Listowel saw 283 new cases and a rate of 987 per 100,000.
The Corca Dhuibhne Local Electoral Area saw 127 new cases and a rate of 895 per 100,000. The Castleisland LEA saw 134 new cases and a rate of 892 per 100,000.
The Kenmare LEA had 156 new cases, a rate of 622 per 100,000, the third lowest in the country.
There have been 16,024 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Kerry, since the pandemic began according to the latest data.
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