Little change in Covid statistics at MUH

The number of positive Covid cases in care at Mayo University Hospital (MUH) has dropped by one to 37 in the past 24 hours.

Four new confirmed cases were admitted to the Castlebar facility between 8 p.m. yesterday and 8 p.m. on March 2.

That's according to the latest HSE report from the facility compiled at 8 p.m. yesterday.

MUH's virus figures are the fourth highest in the country, the list headed by the St. James's Hospital, Dublin, with 62.

Galway University Hospital has 12 positive cases in care, up by two, while Sligo University Hospital has five, no change.

There are nine suspected cases at the Castlebar centre, an increase of four, and two confirmed cases are in the facility's ICU, no change.

Nationally, the number of hospitalised confirmed cases now stands at 472, a decrease of three.

The number of patients in intensive care units nationally is 108, a decrease of four.

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

A total eight new confirmed cases were identified in Mayo by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre yesterday evening, bringing the total to 277 for the past two weeks.

It leaves the county with a 14-day incidence rate of 212.1.7 - above the national average of 199.4.