Almost 600 patients without a hospital bed after flu season pressure eases

In Cork, there were 49 people without a bed in Cork University Hospital and 16 in the Mercy University Hospital. Picture: Stephen Parker / Alamy Stock

Almost 600 patients could not get a hospital bed on Monday morning as patients are still facing delays despite the easing of flu and winter pressures.

The latest flu figures up to the end of February show “moderate” levels of cases only now.