Mayo recording low Covid hospitalisation figures

Five Covid patients are in care at Mayo University Hospital (MUH) today - a drop of two in the past 24 hours.

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

It's now one of the lowest in the country with Cork University Hospital having the highest number, 35.

Galway University Hospital has 32 and Sligo University Hospital 17.

One new case was admitted to MUH yesterday and there are no suspected cases at the centre.

Three Covid patients are being treated in the facility's ICU.