Covid-19 latest: 16 deaths, 543 new cases, 8-or-less in Carlow & Kilkenny

Both Carlow and Kilkenny are reporting new Covid-19 cases this evening, as 543 infections have been confirmed nationwide.

16 further Covid-related deaths have also been reported in latest figure from NPHET.

No more than eight of today’s cases are local, as both Carlow and Kilkenny have recorded 4-or-less cases each in the last 24 hours.

Kilkenny’s 14-day incidence rate of the virus is now the lowest in the country, at 46.4.

Meanwhile, Carlow’s 14-day incidence rate is now 110.7, while the national average is 155.3.