The number of patients with Covid-19 in hospitals has increased to 1,620, closed to double the peak last April. Thirteen hospitals are now listed as having no intensive care beds free and according to overnight figures from the Health Service Executive, there are 30 ICU beds available in the system for adult patients.
143 patients with Covid-19 are in ICUs, with over half of these on ventilators. Cork University Hospital is caring for 140 Covid-19 patients, the highest number in the country. Latest coronavirus stories There are 124 patients with Covid-19 at University Hospital Limerick; St Vincent's University Hospital in Dublin has 117 and University Hospital Galway has 116 patients with the virus.