The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in hospital fell below 300 last night, according to the Health Service Executive. There were 290 patients with the disease in hospital, the lowest number recorded since late December.
The number of patients in ICU has also reduced slightly to 65. At the start of the year, there were around 530 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in hospitals.
Case numbers began increasing rapidly during December, reaching a peak of over 2,000 in January, but March has largely seen slow but steady improvements. Latest coronavirus stories Yesterday a 14 further coronavirus-related deaths was reported along with 368 new cases.