Counties with highest rate of Covid-19 deaths revealed
Details of the rate of deaths from Covid-19 per 100,000 people have been published
The counties which had the highest Covid-related death rates since the beginning of pandemic have been revealed as Mayo, Louth, Cavan, Monaghan, Roscommon and Kildare.
The counties with the lowest rate of Covid deaths per 100,000 population were Sligo, Galway, Tipperary, Longford, Wicklow, Kerry, Meath and Cork, according to the Irish Independent.
March 11 marked the fourth anniversary of the outbreak of the pandemic.
And exactly four years to the day, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced the shutting of schools as part of a major lockdown on March 12, which also saw pubs close. He made the announcement from Washington DC while on a visit to the US in the lead up to St Patrick's Day.
However, Covid-19 has no longer been deemed a global emergency since last May.
Covid-related deaths fell significantly last year, with 920 notified fatalities.