COVID-19 Specific Hospitals To Be Considered

The National Public Health Emergency Team will meet this morning to consider establishing Covid-19 specific hospitals.

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Clare now stands at 12, after a further 235 new cases were confirmed across the country last night, bringing the national total to 1,564.

There were a further two deaths, which means nine people in Ireland have now died from the virus.

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26 per cent of patients have been hospitalised, with 39 cases being admitted to ICU.

Dr. Colm Henry, the HSE’s chief clinical officer, says they’re considering designating hospitals specifically for covid-19: