Galway Bay fm newsroom - The CEO of the Saolta Hospital Group says there is significant concern about the Omicron variant and its potential to increase hospitalisations.
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Officials have warned there could be a five-fold increase in the number of Covid patients in hospital, due to the new variant.
NPHET says the figure could top 2,000 next month - compared to 419 at the moment.
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Currently there are 22 COVID patients being treated at UHG, with a further four at Portiuncula Hospital Ballinasloe.
The head of the Saolta Group which manages public hospitals from Galway to Letterkenny, Tony Canavan, says he's very concerned.
