Latest Covid-19 figures for your local electoral areas
The Covid-19 infection rates in the local region varied from percentage figures of 28.4 to 182.5 per 100,000 of population in the latest 14 day incidence figures which were published by the Department of Health. Manorhamilton registered the most cases and highest rate in the Ocean FM franchise…
Slight increase in 14 day rate for Co. Leitrim
There has been an increase in the 14 day incidence rate per 100,000 people in Co. Leitrim while one local electoral area in the north west remains above the national average of 226.1. The latest daily figures show less than 5 new cases were recorded in Sligo, 23 in Donegal…
Councillor says north west can’t attract mental health staff
A Fianna Fail councillor in Sligo says the region is finding it difficult to secure qualified consultant psychiatrists. Ballymote councillor Keith Henry says more attractive benefits in the private health sector and other parts of the world mean mental health service users in the north west are suffering. The 2006…