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23 Feb 2026

Covid-19: Another 34 new cases confirmed in Donegal

A further 12 deaths related to Covid-19 and 431 confirmed cases nationally

Donegal's Covid-19 rate compares badly with European national rates

Wednesday's figures brought the 14-day incidence rate of the disease in the county up slightly to 179

Another 34 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Donegal.

The  National Public Health Emergency Team reported  12 additional deaths related to Covid-19 and 431 confirmed cases nationally up to midnight on Tuesday.

The new figures brought the 14-day incidence rate of the disease in the county up slightly to 179 and the five-day moving average has increased by one to 24.

There have been 285 new cases in the county over the last 14 days.

The national incidence rate has increased very slightly to 132.

Of the cases notified on Wednesday, 160  were in Dublin, 50 in Kildare, 34 in Donegal, 21 in Meath, 20 in Limerick and the remaining 146 cases are spread across 20 other counties.

As of 8am on Wednesday, 192 Covid-19 patients were hospitalised, of which 49 were in ICU. There were 13 additional hospitalisations over 24 hours.

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