Latest Covid report from Mayo University Hospital

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in care at Mayo University Hospital (MUH) has not changed in the past 24 hours, remaining at eight.

That's according to the latest assessment conducted at the Castlebar facility by the HSE at 8 p.m. yesterday.

No new cases were admitted to the centre on Thursday .

There are 352 cases nationally, up by 30, the Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, having the highest number with 36.

Galway University Hospital the second highest with 34 while Sligo University Hospital has 23 cases.

There are no suspected cases at the Castlebar facility and three Covid patients are in ICU.

The centre has 11 vacant general beds and one vacant ICU bed.