602 patients on trolleys waiting for hospital bed, says INMO

Patients on trolleys in the corridor of the emergency department at Mayo University Hospital on Monday. Picture: Darragh Mc Donagh

There were 602 patients on trolleys waiting for a hospital bed to become available on Tuesday, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) found. 

This number remains high even though flu numbers are low for this time of year according to separate data.