'A level beyond comprehension': 1,750 people with Covid-19 in hospital

Hospitalisations have been rising in recent weeks. On January 1, the number of people being treated in hospital with Covid-19 was significantly lower, at 508. File Picture: Victoria Jones/PA

HSE chief Paul Reid has said that hospitalisations from Covid-19 are at “a level beyond comprehension”.

His comments come as he confirmed that 158 people with Covid-19 are in the ICU while hospitals around the country are treating 1,750 people with the virus.