Recent Covid Hospitalisation figures in Leitrim are encouraging
A Dromahair GP has eased to move any fears in the north Leitrim area when it comes to the number of Covid-19 cases. The 14 day incidence rate figures for the last two weeks indicated that there were more cases in the Manorhamilton Electoral than the rest of the…
No new Covid-19 cases in Sligo and Leitrim
The Department of Health have confirmed that there have been no additional deaths from Covid-19 in the latest set of figures. 394 new cases of the virus have been detected nationally. 16 new cases were confirmed in Donegal. There were no new cases in either Sligo or Leitrim. …
Over 50% of people in the north west have stayed within 10km of their home
Over 50% of people in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal have stayed within 10km of their homes. The latest figures come from the Central Statistics Office’s ‘Staying Local Indicator’ which are accurate upto the 26th of March. 54% of people in Co. Donegal stayed within 10km of their home, 50.9% in…
Latest 14 day incidence rate
Two local electoral areas in Sligo registered less than 5 cases of Covid-19 in the latest 14 day incidence rate figures published by the Department of Health. The Sligo/Drumcliff area as well as the Ballymote/Tubbercurry district returned the figures of fewer than 5 cases. There were 12 cases detected…
Covid-19 numbers contine to fall
The number of patients with Covid-19 in public hospitals has continued to fall, and has reached its lowest point in 111 days. The five-day average for new infections in the Republic is down 23 per cent since last week. The Department of health has confirmed that 400 new…
Encouraging signs from latest Covid-19 figures
Five more people have lost their lives from Covid-19 according to the latest figures published by the Department of Health. 423 new cases of the virus are also included in the latest figures. There were 15 cases confirmed in the north west. All of these cases were reported…
Holding facilities to be available soon in Manorhamilton Garda Station
It’s expected that holding facilities will soon be available in Manorhamilton Garda Station. At present anybody being detained has to be brought to Garda stations in Carrick-on-Shannon and Ballymote. A recent meeting of the joint policing commission in Leitrim. Cllr Sean McDermott raised concerns with Manorhamilton being the main station…