Mid-West health officials warn cases more than double what they were before Christmas

Members of the public queue to get Covid PCR tested at the City West Hotel, Dublin.

Mid-West public health officials have warned that the number of daily cases in the region are more than double what they were before Christmas.

Specialist for public health medicine, Dr Rose Fitzgerald, has said "we have yet to see the true impact of Christmas celebrations and the current Omicron wave."