'Socialising' driving surge of Covid-19 cases in Limerick and Mid-West

University Hospital Limerick, where more than 200 staff were unavailable for work on Tuesday, according to health officials. File Picture.
Covid-19 cases which were identified in social settings and in the community throughout December have played a contributing factor in a number of outbreaks in healthcare and long-term care facilities settings in the Mid-West.
This is according to the Department of Public Health Mid-West, which is calling on people in Limerick, Clare, and North Tipperary to help frontline workers by staying at home.