The chief executive of the Mental Health Commission says 16 people in the sector have died with Covid-19. Speaking on RTÉ's Saturday with Cormac Ó hEadhra, John Farrelly said there have been inconsistencies in the testing of staff and while he has assurances from the HSE that more testing will happen, he says he is not clear about when results will be available.
He said that while healthcare workers are been given priority, he is finding different approaches in different areas of the country.
Mr Farrelly said 57% of mental health services have been tested so far and he has been told the rest of them will be carried out this week.