Mayo has fifth lowest 14-day Covid incidence rate

Mayo has the fifth lowest 14-day Covid-19 incidence rate per 100,000 of its population.

That's according to the latest epidemiology update by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre for the period from October 3 to midnight on October 16.

With a rating of 131, only Waterford, Carlow, Wicklow and Tipperary had better ratings than Mayo.

But Mayo is placed 17th in terms of the number of cases recorded during the period in question - 171.

Nine other counties had less cases than Mayo.