INMO concerned about hospital overcrowding as 413 patients on trolleys

Cork University Hospital (CUH) was the worst affected, followed by University Hospital Limerick (UHL) and University Hospital Galway (UHG). Picture; Larry Cummins

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) says overcrowding in hospitals cannot be tolerated as infection rates among health care workers continue to grow.

There are 413 people are being treated on trolleys in hospitals today across Ireland, the highest figure since the pandemic began.