Mid-West Covid surge continues with 840 cases detected

Aerial view of Limerick City. The latest numbers of people becoming infected in Limerick is “the sharpest increase in Covid-19 cases since before the onset of the ‘third wave’ in December", according to Public Health Mid West.

A surge of more than 840 cases of Covid-19 has been identified in the Mid-West region, including 740 plus cases in Limerick over the past two weeks or so.

Public Health Mid West said it is investigating 53 cases in 28 workplaces, with an estimated associated 156 close contacts — the majority of which are in Limerick.