Cork's Mercy Hospital asks patients to seek treatment elsewhere as Munster tops trolley list

The figures come as latest figures reveal that 537 patients are in hospitals around the country with Covid-19.
Cork's Mercy Hospital asks patients to seek treatment elsewhere as Munster tops trolley list

University Hospital Limerick has the most patients awaiting beds this Monday.

There are currently 517 admitted patients waiting for beds in Irish hospitals this morning, with University Hospital Limerick topping the table with 81 people on trolleys.

According to today’s figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), there are 439 patients waiting in emergency departments, while 78 are in wards elsewhere in the country’s hospitals.

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