Sharp rise in Covid cases at Mayo University Hospital

There has been a significant rise in the number of confirmed Covid cases in care today at Mayo University Hospital (MUH).

It has risen by 10 to 19 over the past 48 hours, the ninth highest in the country.

That's according to figures compiled at the centre by the HSE at 8 p.m. yesterday.

There is also one suspected case in the hospital but the facility's ICU remains virus free.

Nationally, the number of hospitalised confirmed cases has increased to 385.

There are six vacant general beds at MUH and no vacant critical care beds.