Covid hospitalisations up by 300% since early July

This weekend saw more than 23,000 people tested, second only to a weekend in January. File picture

The number of people in hospital with Covid-19 has shot up by more than 300% from 50 in early July to 217 on Monday.

This comes as the testing positivity rate also increases again to 14%, with about one in five cases among vaccinated people, according to the HSE lead for testing and tracing.