Fifty people on trolleys at CUH amid 'toxic combination' of Covid and overcrowding

50 people are waiting on trolleys at CUH, the highest in the country. File Picture: Denis Minihane

There were 50 people waiting for a bed at Cork University Hospital (CUH) at 8am this morning, the highest figure in the country, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO).

This is the highest nationally, and it is also the largest number of people waiting in any single hospital since the Covid-19 crisis started.