Number of Mayo Covid patients in ICU revealed

Three Covid patients are being treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) of Mayo University Hospital today.

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

There are a total of eight positive cases in care at the hospital, two of which were admitted in the past 24 hours.

University Hospital Limerick has the highest number in the county with 47.

Galway University Hospital has 34 and Sligo University Hospital 17.

Mayo University Hospital has one suspected case.