CUH consultant: We are not overwhelmed by Covid - keep coming for medical treatment

'Patients should not be afraid to attend for treatment'
CUH consultant: We are not overwhelmed by Covid - keep coming for medical treatment

Figures published by the HSE this week showed that CUH was among several hospitals without intensive care beds as the country grapples with a second wave of Covid-19 infections. File picture: Clare Keogh

A leading infectious disease consultant at Cork University Hospital (CUH) has confirmed that the hospital is not overwhelmed by Covid-19, is managing current pressures, and has urged patients to continue attending for medical treatment.

Professor Mary Horgan said it was not unusual for intensive care beds to be at capacity at this time of year and confirmed that just one patient was in ICU with Covid-19.

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