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Can Our Health System Cope With Rising Numbers?

Figures last night showed that Ireland had 840 people hospitalised with Covid-19 and 76 in ICU wi...

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08.31 6 Jan 2021


Can Our Health System Cope With Rising Numbers?


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08.31 6 Jan 2021


Figures last night showed that Ireland had 840 people hospitalised with Covid-19 and 76 in ICU with these numbers set to pass our previous high from our first lockdown by the end of this week.  It comes as the Department of Health confirmed another 5,325 cases of the virus and 17 additional deaths  

 Can our health system and hospitals cope?

 

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