Number of Covid-19 patients in hospital falls to six-month low

Commenting on Twitter, HSE director general Paul Reid said the most important target of the vaccination programme is reducing sickness, hospitalisations, ICU & mortality.

The number of patients being treated for Covid-19 in Irish hospitals has fallen to a six-month low, while numbers in ICU have also fallen to a four-month low.

179 people with the virus are receiving treatment this morning, the lowest number since October 8 when 171 patients were in the hospital with the virus.