Co Donegal is teetering on the edge of the imposition of level three Covid-19 restrictions. The 14-day incidence of the disease shot up again today and is now at 122.5 confirmed cases per 100,000 people.
This is up from 106.2 yesterday, the sharpest jump recorded by any county in the country. Two and a half weeks ago the 14-day incidence rate for Donegal was below 20.
So there has been a six-fold increase in the number of active or open infections in 16 days. On top of that 30 new cases in Donegal were confirmed by the Department of Health yesterday evening.
They have yet to be added in and are sure to drive the incidence rate even higher. This is a serious situation for people throughout the county.