Covid-19: 581 patients with virus now in hospital as 73 additional admissions recorded 

At present, between 50 and 70 additional coronavirus-related hospitalisations are being reported each day. File Picture

581 patients with Covid-19 are in Irish hospitals this morning, and 73 additional hospitalisations have been recorded in the last 24 hours. 

Echoing comments made by Chief Medical officer, Dr Tony Holohan yesterday evening, HSE boss Paul Reid has admitted that the country's health system is struggling to cope with the pressure of increasing admissions.