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Number of Covid-19 patients at UHG remains stable

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Number of Covid-19 patients at UHG remains stable

Galway Bay fm newsroom - The number of Covid-19 patients at UHG remains generally stable today - with 30 patients receiving treatment at the city hospital.

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It's still the second highest figure nationwide, behind Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, and a reduction of a single patient since yesterday.

There are five virus patients in the ICU, unchanged over the past two days.

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Meanwhile, there are still 2 Covid-19 patients at Portiuncula Hospital Ballinasloe, neither of which are in intensive care.

Nationally, 343 people with Covid-19 are in Irish hospitals today - 56 of whom are in the ICU.

It comes amid fears current vaccines may not offer sufficient protection against the newest Covid-19 variant.

The World Health Organisation has identified the "Mu" strain as a variant of interest.

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