Huge variation of COVID-19 rates across Westmeath towns and villages
New figures published tonight show, for the first time, the breakdown of COVID-19 cases by local area.
The figures are broken down by electoral division – and are up to date as of June 12.
They highlight huge variations in the incidence of COVID-19 in the county of Westmeath, with the largest number of COVID-19 positives being concentrated in Mullingar and Kilbeggan.
The urban area of Athlone accounts for few cases, fewer than the town of Moate.
The urban area of Athlone (east and west) showed only 15 cases. When Athlone East Rural is added, the number rises to 43. Introducing the Athlone West Rural from Roscommon, brings the total to 58.
In contrast, there were 207 cases in Mullingar North Urban, South Urban and Rural electoral divisions.
And in Kilbeggan alone there were 86 cases.
The figures were published by the Department of Health and are a collaboration between the Department of Health, Ordnance Survey Ireland, the All-Ireland Research Observatory, HPSC, HSE and the Central Statistics Office.
The figures are also analysed on a per population basis. On these figures, the area with the highest incidence of COVID-19 per population in the county of Westmeath in Streamstown, where there were 23 cases recorded from a population of 378 – a 6.08% incidence.
Kilbeggan had the second highest incidence.
In neighbouring counties, a notable figure emerged in Ballymahon, County Longford – which accounted for 173 positive cases of COVID-19 – which is probably partially explained by the presence of a meat plant.
Any electoral divisions where the number was five or less is simply marked as less than five.
All other electoral divisions in the county are in this category, bar those listed below.
In other words, if the electoral division is not listed below, the reason is because the number is less than five and the exact number is not specified in the official figures.
ED Name: ATHLONE WEST URBAN
Pop 2016: 3,260
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 6
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 184.05
ED Name: ATHLONE EAST URBAN
Pop 2016: 4,382
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 9
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 205.39
ED Name: ATHLONE EAST RURAL
Pop 2016: 7,560
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 28
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 370.37
ED Name: MOYDRUM
Pop 2016: 2,922
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 5
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 171.12
ED Name: TUBBRIT
Pop 2016: 689
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 5
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 725.69
ED Name: MOATE
Pop 2016: 3,088
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 27
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 874.35
ED Name: BELLANALACK
Pop 2016: 579
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 5
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 863.56
ED Name: STREAMSTOWN
Pop 2016: 378
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 23
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 6,084.66
ED Name: TEMPLEPATRICK
Pop 2016: 185
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 7
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 3,783.78
ED Name: KILBIXY
Pop 2016: 603
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 6
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 995.02
ED Name: KILBEGGAN
Pop 2016: 1,604
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 86
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 5,361.60
ED Name: CASTLELOST
Pop 2016: 1,692
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 6
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 354.61
ED Name: HOPESTOWN
Pop 2016: 560
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 7
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 1,250.00
ED Name: MULLINGAR NORTH URBAN
Pop 2016: 5,610
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 57
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 1,016.04
ED Name: MULLINGAR RURAL
Pop 2016: 10,783
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 126
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 1,168.51
ED Name: MULLINGAR SOUTH URBAN
Pop 2016: 4,422
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 24
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 542.74
ED Name: CLONARNEY
Pop 2016: 504
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 5
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 992.06
ED Name: FORE WEST
Pop 2016: 386
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 5
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 1,295.34
ED Name: KILLUA
Pop 2016: 1,046
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 5
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 478.01
ED Name: KINTURK
Pop 2016: 1,344
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 12
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 892.86
ED Name: BALLYHEALY
Pop 2016: 293
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 5
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 1,706.48
ED Name: KILLUCAN
Pop 2016: 1,826
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 10
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 547.65
ED Name: KINNEGAD
Pop 2016: 2,915
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 18
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 617.50
ED Name: CASTLE
Pop 2016: 876
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 12
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 1,369.86
ED Name: CLOGHAN
Pop 2016: 359
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 9
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 2,506.96
OTHER NEIGHBOURING AREAS TO WESTMEATH
ED Name: ATHLONE WEST RURAL
County: ROSCOMMON
Pop 2016: 4,978
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 15
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 301.33
ED Name: CLARA
County: OFFALY
Pop 2016: 3,956
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 68
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 1,718.91
ED Name: FERBANE
County: OFFALY
Pop 2016: 1,223
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 5
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 408.83
ED Name: BALLYMAHON
County: LONGFORD
Pop 2016: 2,674
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases: 173
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases per 100k: 6,469.71
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