202 people are being treated in ICU this afternoon with Covid 19, the highest figure to date.
However the number of people in hospital with the virus has decreased for the first time since Christmas day.
202 people are in critical care beds with Covid 19 this afternoon a new record.
In total 310 patients are in ICUs putting the system under ongoing pressure.
But in a small bit of good news the number of people in hospital with the virus has decreased for the first time since Christmas day.
1,954 patients are being treated in wards – still a high number.
Environment Minister, Eamon Ryan, is hoping the virus figures could slowly be moving in the right direction.
The daily number of Covid cases has been decreasing in recent days – however it will be a couple of weeks yet before this is felt in the country’s hospitals.
