Eight new cases of the virus were reported in the county last night, giving it a 14-day rate of 59 cases per 100,000 people – the seventh lowest of any county in the country.
The 14-day rate in Tipp has been consistently dropping during April – it’s down from 164 on the first day of this month, and from 83 last Monday.
Neighbouring counties – Kilkenny, Clare and Cork – are among the bottom five counties in the country for their 14-day Covid infection rates.
