50% drop in Mayo hospitalised Covid cases

Four Covid patients are in care at Mayo University Hospital (MUH) today - a drop of four 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 the joint fourth lowest in the country with Cork University Hospital having the highest number - 38.

Galway University Hospital has 27 and Sligo University Hospital 14.

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

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