CMO warning as third wave Covid-19 numbers exceed second wave total 

Chrief Medical Officer, Dr Holohan said the latest data had suggested that the vrius is increasing its foothold in communities around the country. File Picture: Colin Keegan/ Collins Dublin

The Chief Medical Officer has warned that the number of people hospitalised in the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic has already exceeded the total registered in the second wave, with a sharp rise in the number of people hospitalised with Covid-19 in recent days.

Dr Tony Holohan outlined his concerns after latest figures showed 765 new confirmed cases of the virus and one additional death.