Updated Covid report from Mayo University Hospital

The number of positive Covid cases in care at Mayo University Hospital (MUH) has not changed over the past 24 hours, remaining at 22.

Three new confirmed cases was admitted to the Castlebar facility between 8 p.m. yesterday and 8 p.m. on March 10.

The latest HSE report from the facility was compiled at 8 p.m. yesterday.

MUH's virus figures are now the fourth highest in the country, the list headed by Connolly Hospital, Dublin, with 40.

Galway University Hospital has six positive cases in care, up by one, while Sligo University Hospital has two, no change,

There are seven suspected cases at the Castlebar centre, a decrease of two.

The ICU at Mayo University Hospital is Covid-free for the third successive day.

Nationally, the number of hospitalised confirmed cases now stands at 341, a decrease of four.

The number of patients in intensive care units nationally is 87, a drop of five.

There are three vacant general beds and three vacant critical care beds today at MUH.

Less than five new confirmed cases were identified in Mayo by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre yesterday evening, bringing the total to 182 for the past two weeks.

It leaves the county with a 14-day incidence rate of 139.5 - below the national average of 162.1.