Increase in number of patients being treated for Covid-19 in the ICU at Cork University Hospital
19 patients were being treated in the critical care unit yesterday
It's an increase of one since Sunday, according to the latest report from the HSE.
Overall, the number of Covid-positive patients in the hospital is continuing to decrease from 124 a week ago to 88 yesterday.
There are also 33 patients waiting for a bed on trolleys in the Emergency Department today, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.
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