Tánaiste: Covid-19 Patients In Hospitals And ICUs Could Be Halved In Three Week's Time

Leo Varadkar says the country is 'back on track' in the battle against the virus

It's after case numbers soared last month. 

921 new cases and 23 additional deaths were confirmed yesterday. 

There are 894 patients in public hospitals with the virus, down from over 2,000 less than a month ago, and there are 169 in ICU. 

The Tánaiste says those numbers should continue to drop sharply in the coming weeks: