Covid cases to hit 6,000 today as pressure grows on health service

Such is the pressure on the system, Cork University Hospital (CUH) confirmed that 100 of its nurses are unable to work due to “Covid reasons” and one of its wards has been shut as a result. Picture: Larry Cummins

The head of the Health Service Executive (HSE) has warned that the daily number of positive Covid-19 tests will reach 7,000.

Paul Reid said the HSE is now currently meeting the demand that is “coming at us at an absolutely phenomenal rate”.