Ireland’s summer wave of Covid-19 is in full swing, and hospital numbers are beginning to see a slight rise, mainly among those who are unvaccinated or are overdue a booster dose.
Today, the Beacon Hospital's Deputy Director and Head of the Long Covid clinic, Professor Seamus Linnane, said one issue they're experiencing is a large number of patients who are being admitted to the hospital for something non-Covid related and are then testing positive for the virus.
This comes as the number of patients in hospitals nationwide with Covid rose to 794 as of 8:00 am this morning - which marks an increase of 18 patients within a 24-hour period.
