ICU patients numbers fall below 100 as Limerick medic praises progress made on Covid

401 patients are receiving treatment for Covid-19 in hospital in Ireland. Picture: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie

The number of people in intensive care with Covid-19 has fallen below 100 for the first time in over eight weeks.

99 patients are in intensive care units (ICUs) in public hospitals - which is less than half the number in late January.