'Dangerous' number of patients on trolleys as 9,365 new Covid cases reported

INMO General Secretary, Phil Ní Sheaghdha, said it is inexcusable that the trolley figures have returned to pre-pandemic levels when Covid-19 remains a very real feature in hospitals. Picture: Kenneth O Halloran

The Department of Health has today reported an additional 3,780 positive PCR cases of Covid-19 in Ireland today.

In addition, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) reported 5,585 new positive antigen tests have been registered through the HSE portal, bringing the total number to 9,365.