Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Galway hospitals more than double week-on-week

Galway Bay fm newsroom - Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Galway hospitals have more than doubled week-on-week.

There are 13 confirmed cases of the virus in Galway hospitals this morning - with 12 at UHG and one at Portiuncula hospital Ballinasloe.

That's compared to just five this day last week.

Nationwide 244 people with Covid-19 are being treated in Irish hospitals today - the highest in December.

It's an increase of 24 patients on yesterday morning's total - while it's a 23 percent rise on last Monday's figure.

Meanwhile, last night there were 29 people with the disease in ICU, including one at UHG.