A man who left a Donegal hospital against medical advice while suffering with severe symptoms of Covid-19 has died. The man passed away at Letterkenny University Hospital yesterday after later returning to the hospital.
In a video shared widely on social media, the 75-year-old was encouraged by an individual to discharge himself from the hospital, while doctors warned him that doing so could endanger his life.
It is understood he left the hospital, but returned a number of days later in a serious condition and was placed on a ventilator.
The Saolta Hospital Group, which runs the hospital, said it could not comment on individual cases. But in a previous statement, the group had said it was "gravely concerned" by a number of recent incidents