Cork family settles High Court action over death of mother from covid

It was claimed that Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Carroll had blood cancer and was, as a result, vulnerable to contracting infection. Picture: RIP.ie

The family of a Cork woman who died in hospital from a covid-19 infection has settled a High Court action over her death.

This is the first case to come before the courts in relation to a person contracting the virus during the covid pandemic.