Naas General Hospital has confirmed an outbreak of Covid-19 on one ward, which was notified yesterday. It said the ward is closed to new admissions and the patients continue with their care.
The hospital said that swab tests of patients came back negative this evening. Testing and contact tracing of staff is under way.
It said that staff identified as close contacts are self-isolating. Under the medical definitions for Covid-19, an outbreak can involve one confirmed case and a cluster normally means two or more cases.
The HSE's latest data shows that as of last night, the hospital was treating eight suspected cases. On Sunday night, it was treating six suspected cases.