Mayo ICU is Covid-free for fourth consecutive day

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

One new confirmed case was admitted to the Castlebar facility between 8 p.m. yesterday and 8 p.m. on March 11.

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

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

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

There are seven suspected cases at the Castlebar centre, no change.

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

Nationally, the number of hospitalised confirmed cases now stands at 331, a decrease of 10.

The number of patients in intensive care units nationally is 86, a drop of one.

There is one vacant general bed and no vacant critical care beds today at MUH.

Ten new confirmed cases were identified in Mayo by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre yesterday evening, bringing the total to 176 for the past two weeks.

It leaves the county with a 14-day incidence rate of 134.9 - below the national average of 159.3.