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The main stories making the headlines across Cork

The Health Minister says there's been a drop in the number of people admitted to hospital from Covid-19.

The number of people in hospitals has fallen to only 16 per cent of cases, while 2.3 per cent are in intensive care units.

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Two men remain in custody this morning after a string of burglaries across the City Centre.

5 homes were burgled in the Capwell area in the early hours of Friday morning and a sum of cash and property were taken.

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Nursing Homes Ireland's slamming what it's calling a rationing of personal protective equipment in nursing homes.

It's concerned a recent memorandum issued by the HSE outlined the potential rationing of further PPE.

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Gardai in Mitchelstown were involved in a car chase earlier this week, when a motorist failed to stop at a patrol in the north Cork town.

On Wednesday, a silver car carrying three male passengers failed to stop for Gardai, who then chased the vehicle across farmland.

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