Taoiseach urges public to get booster after spike in Covid cases

Mr Martin said the situation in hospitals across the country is “very challenging”.

There are 907 Covid patients in Irish hospitals, with 37 of them being treated in intensive care units (ICUs).

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the surge in Covid-19 cases in recent days is evidence that more people need to get booster jabs to protect the wider community. 

Almost 16,000 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed by the Department of Health yesterday and the seven-day positivity rate has increased to 34.1%, from 30.4% last Friday and 27.9% two weeks ago.