First Covid-19 cases confirmed at Cork nursing home

A nursing home in Cork City has confirmed that five residents have tested positive for Covid-19.

A nursing home in Cork City has confirmed that five residents have tested positive for Covid-19  — the first confirmed cases amongst residents of the facility since the start of the pandemic.

Management at Saint Luke’s Home in Blackrock, on the southside of the city, said they are “actively managing the situation” in association with the HSE and the Department of Public Health, and have notified Hiqa.