The Government has confirmed that further Covid-19 restrictions are to be imposed on Donegal. The county is to move to Level 3 restrictions from midnight tomorrow night.
The measures will be in place for three weeks until 16 October. The Cabinet made the decision this evening arising from a National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) recommendation.
42 of the 324 new cases of Covid-19 notified to the Department of Health today are in Donegal. The 14-day incidence of the disease in the county rose 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,