Mayo has Ireland's sixth highest Covid mortality rate

Mayo has the sixth highest Covid-19 mortality rate in the country.

According to figures released by the Central Statistics Office, a total of 80 people in Mayo have died as a result of virus-related illness since the outbreak of the pandemic last February.

Only Dublin (1,026), Kildare (178), Cork (144), Limerick (84) and Donegal (82) have registered more Covid deaths than Mayo.

The rate is the highest in Connaught with Galway recording 41, Roscommon 31, Sligo 7 and Leitrim 5.

The statistics included all deaths up to and including January 15 last.

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