The five-day moving average of Covid-19 cases has increased by 37% in the past week.
It now stands at 1,702 – compared to 1,241 a week ago.
1,819 new cases were reported yesterday.
199 Covid patients are in public hospitals, with the highest in Sligo University Hospital, at 21.
There are 7 infectious cases at Letterkenny University Hospital, 1 person in in ICU.
Tony Canavan is chief executive of the Saolta Hospital Group, which manages Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals – he says there are many reasons for the high figure in Sligo:
