More than 1,000 patients in hospital with Covid for first time since April

The European Medicines Agency says it does not see a need for a fourth dose for those under 60 who are not immuno-compromised. Picture: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie
A total 1,055 patients are being treated in hospitals for Covid-19 - almost three times as high as figures a month ago.
This is the first time since April that the number of Covid patients in hospital has gone above 1,000. Some 139 new cases have been recorded in the last 24 hours, while yesterday it was recorded that 38 people remain in ICU with the virus.