HSE figures shows rise in number of close contacts per Covid-19 case

Galway Bay fm newsroom - The median number of close contacts for a person with Covid-19 has gone up in the past couple of days.

Figures from the HSE show it is now more than three - despite the figure falling to two last month.

The data also shows 17 percent of people in the past seven days who requested a coronavirus test had to wait more than two days.

124 people are being treated in the country's hospitals for the illness.