Galway Bay fm newsroom - The number of COVID-19 patients receiving care at UHG has passed 100.
102 patients are being treated at the city's acute hospital - the fourth highest number nationwide.
Nine of these patients are being treated in critical care.
Six patients with the virus are receiving care at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe - with one in critical care.
1,575 people with COVID-19 are being treated in Irish hospitals today.
It's an increase of 149 patients since yesterday morning.
Chief Operations Officer with the HSE, Anne O’ Connor, says it’s a serious challenge for the health system...
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