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.
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