An average of 125 new COVID-19 cases are reported in Kerry every day.
The county’s 14-day incidence rate is the lowest in Munster and the seventh lowest nationally. The incidence rate of COVID-19 in Kerry has stabilised over the past week.
Over the fortnight up to midnight on Monday, there were 1,651 cases reported in Kerry, giving a rate of 1,117 cases per 100,000 population. This is almost identical to a week earlier.
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The national 14-day rate is 1,344 per population.
There has been a large reduction in the number of people in University Hospital Kerry with COVID-19: as of 8pm last evening, there were three confirmed cases there, down from 19 patients ten days ago.
However, there are only two vacant general beds and no ICU beds available.
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