The HSE boss says a “perfect storm” of high covid cases, emergency department attendances, and staff absences is affecting our hospitals currently.
Over 7,700 PCR-confirmed Covid-19 cases and nearly 16,000 positive antigen tests were recorded yesterday alone.
82 Covid patients are being treated in Letterkeny University Hospital, 1 in ICU.
1,395 patients are in hospital with the virus this morning – up 56 from yesterday.
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation is calling for the reintroduction of mandatory mask wearing in certain places and postponing elective care procedures.
