There has been a further slight rise in the number of patients being treated in hospital for Covid-19. As of this morning, there were 408 people in hospital with the virus, up six from the same time yesterday.
Of these, 73 patients with Covid-19 are in intensive care units. Yesterday, the Department of Health reported 1,466 new cases of Covid-19.
Deputy Chief Medical Officer Ronan Glynn said that 70% of people being treated in ICU recently have not been fully vaccinated and an increasing number of people with Covid-19 have been admitted to hospital and to ICU in recent days. Latest coronavirus stories The Health Service Executive National Lead for Testing and Tracing said the positivity rate for Covid-19 in the community has started to