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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Sophie Collins

Covid experts voice concern over latest subvariant Omicron XE as hospital numbers lowest in weeks

The number of people receiving treatment for Covid-19 in hospitals across Ireland has dropped to the lowest rate since early March.

That’s according to the latest HSE figures that potentially show the latest surge beginning to wind down.

There were 705 patients in hospitals on Wednesday, and of these, 42 were in intensive care units, which is similar to the numbers seen in mid-March.

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