Soaring Covid cases force Kerry hospital to cancel procedures

The figures are among the highest acute hospital numbers in the country.

Elective surgeries as well as most out patient scheduled appointments have been cancelled at University Hospital Kerry (UHK) amid still soaring Covid cases.

As of last night, there were 54 patients in the Tralee hospital which serves the Kerry/West Limerick and North Cork region along with five suspected cases. This is up from 38 a week ago when severe visitor restrictions were imposed.