Situation in the health service is 'very, very grim' says HSE’s chief operating officer

Anne O’Connor pointed out that last Monday there were 498 Covid patients, which meant there had been a 25% increase in one week.

The HSE’s chief operating officer has warned that the situation in the health service is “very, very grim.” 

There were currently 617 Covid patients in hospitals across the country with 117 in ICU, 81 of them requiring ventilation.