Low bed vacancy rate identified at Mayo hospital

Only a single vacant general bed was recorded by the HSE at Mayo University Hospital yesterday.

It represented a fall of 13 in the space of 24 hours.

There have been no vacant critical care beds at the facility for 48 hours.

Yesterday (Monday) was the 32th day in a row that the intensive care unit has been free of Covid patients.

The last date on which a confirmed Covid-19 patient was receiving treatment at the facility was June 9. . .21 days ago.

The last date on which a suspected Covid-19 case was admitted was June 22.