Worst week ever for hospital overcrowding

Today, 482 patients are waiting on trolleys at hospitals across the country.

The first full week of 2020 was the worst ever for hospital overcrowding with over 3,000 waiting for a bed since Monday, according to figures from the INMO.

Since Monday, 3,143 patients went without beds this week with 760 patients on both Monday and Tuesday - the highest ever numbers on a single day.