Two inquests into Covid deaths scheduled to open in Cork

Two women, both in their 80s, were taken to CUH after sustaining falls and tested positive for Covid-19 on arrival, even though neither had shown symptoms previously, according to family members

Two women in their 80s tested positive for Covid-19 on presentation to Cork University Hospital though neither had shown any symptoms, according to family members.

Two inquests into Covid-19 deaths are scheduled to open in Cork on Thursday.

The inquests will hear evidence of two cases concerning elderly women who sustained a fall, one at home, the other in a nursing home. The two women, both aged in their 80s, each suffered a broken hip in separate falls on separate dates last January.