Covid: 3,805 new cases and 582 in hospital, 18 in Mayo

A total of 3,805 new Covid cases have been notified to the HSE today.

They include 582 hospitalised patients with 106 in intensive care units.

There are 18 cases in care at Mayo University Hospital, down by two in the past 24 hours. The ICU at the Castlebar facility is still Covid-free

The Mater Hospital in Dublin has the highest number with 65.

Galway University Hospital has 25 cases and Sligo University Hospital 12.

HSE chief executive Paul Reid has described the situation with Covid-19 in hospitals as "grim."

The HSE is not calling for lockdowns, he said, but added that it wants people to urgently take individual responsibility.

"The HSE understands the reality of lockdowns and restrictions and the impact they have on the health system with regard to delayed care for people.

"We don't want a lockdown. We want people to retract from levels of engagement, from the numbers of people they are meeting, the activities they're engaged in over the next few weeks.

"We need to address the current situation before we head into a busy December for our health system."