Hospital figures fall as 1,466 new case of Covid-19 are reported by the Department of Health

Galway Bay FM Newsroom - 1,466 new case of Covid-19 have been reported by the Department of Health.

As of 8am today, 311 covid patients are being treated in hospitals - that's down 17 on yesterday.

58 are in ICU - down one over the same period.

Figures released this morning for Galway Hospitals showed an increase of patients in Galway University Hospital and a reduction in Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe.

In GUH, there are 32 patients recieving treatment as compared to 26 yesterday while in Portiuncla there is 1 in hospital compared to 2 yesterday.

Of that figure there are 4 in ICU in GUH and none in Portiuncula.