Covid cannot be 'whipping boy' for healthcare system failures, says patients' group

Limerick was ranked the worst in the country with 290 people on trollies and wards during the week. Picture: Don Moloney

In one week, 2,155 patients waited for care on trolleys and wards across the country.

Just two hospitals managed to have no one waiting on trolleys in the week to November 5 - Beaumont Hospital and Connolly Hospital.