Munster's major hospitals at crisis point

Emergency Department at Cork University Hospital (CUH) Co Cork. Picture: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision

The major hospitals in Munster are reaching crisis point as Covid-19 cases soar, staff absences increase, and the number of patients waiting on trolleys climbs.

The number of people in hospital with the virus has increased by 56% in the past week, and the ICU figure has risen by 73%.