Concern over surge in Covid cases locally
COVID INCIDENCE RATE IN BRAY EAST AMONG THE HIGHEST OUTSIDE DUBLIN
THE latest 14-day data regarding the incidence rate of Covid-19 has shown that urban Bray has one of the highest rates in the country outside of Dublin.
The data from the Government’s Covid-19 Data Hub shows that, with 18 cases in the 14-day period, Bray East LEA has an incidence rate of 105.1 – almost double the national rate of 52.8. In Bray West LEA, where 16 cases were recorded, the rate is 86.9, while Greystones LEA, with 18 cases, has a rate of 68.4.
On Monday, the Government indicated concern over the growth in cases in a number of counties, including Co Wicklow.
Deputy John Brady has said the county is now ‘at a crossroads’ in tackling Covid-19 and is urging people to continue to adhere to public health guidelines. ‘ These figures are concerning and I’m asking people to continue to adhere to the public health guidelines. This week, Dublin was moved to Level 3 of the government’s restrictions – we must do everything we can to help reduce the numbers so we don’t go in the same direction,’ he said.
THE LATEST 14-day data regarding the incidence rate of Covid-19 has shown that urban Bray has one of the highest rates in the country outside of Dublin.
The figures, released through the Government’s Covid-19 Data Hub, cover the period of September 1 to 14 and give a breakdown of the number of cases per Local Electoral Area (LEA) as well as the LEA rate per 100k of population.
The data shows that, with 18 cases in the 14-day period, Bray East LEA has an incidence rate of 105.1 – almost double the national rate of 52.8.
In Bray West LEA, where 16 cases were recorded, the rate is 86.9, while Greystones LEA, with 18 cases, has a rate of 68.4.
Elsewhere in the county, Baltinglass LEA, with six cases, has an incidence rate of 22.5, while both Arklow LEA and Wicklow LEA have no rate recorded as their number of new cases is less than five.
The Government has highlighted the surge in cases in Co Wicklow, mentioning the Garden County along with Donegal, Leitrim, Limerick, Louth, Kildare, Offaly and Waterford as areas of concern on Monday.
Liz Canavan, an Assistant Secretary General in the Taoiseach’s Department, said on Monday that the situation nationally is a ‘cause for concern’ but zoned in on these eight counties due to their rising rates of coronavirus.
She said that elsewhere there
are ‘concerning trends’ in all but six counties in the country.
Deputy John Brady has said that Co Wicklow is now ‘at a crossroads’ in tackling Covid-19 and is urging people to continue to adhere to public health
guidelines in an attempt to suppress the virus.
‘Huge sacrifices have been made by so many people here in Wicklow and across the country since the outbreak of Covid-19. We are now at a crossroads here in Wicklow, unfortunately the recent data released shows that incidence rates in parts of North Wicklow are growing,’ said Deputy Brady.
Focussing on the incidence rates in north Wicklow, the Bray-based TD said: ‘ These figures are concerning and I’m asking people to continue to adhere to the public health guidelines. This week, Dublin was moved to Level 3 of the government’s restrictions – we must do everything we can to help reduce the numbers so we don’t go in the same direction.’