Watch the HSE Covid briefing in the video above Health Service Executive CEO Paul Reid has said almost a third of ICU beds are currently taken up with Covid-19 positive patients.
Speaking at a HSE Covid briefing, he said there are 90 people in ICU and 458 in hospital with the virus. Mr Reid also said there is a high level of sickness with the patients who are being treated as 250 patients are receiving advanced respiratory support.
The daily increase in levels of Covid-19 is causing significant and unrelenting pressure on the health service, he said. He said it was leading to disproportionate demands across the health service from GPs, to hospitals, to public health, with huge pressure on staff.