Slight Increase In Number Of COVID Patients In UHL Over Weekend

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There’s been a slight increase in the number of patients being treated for COVID-19 at the region’s main hospital over the weekend.

20 patients with the virus were in University Hospital Limerick this morning according to HSE figures – up from 17 on Friday morning.

It’s also an increase of five patients on the same time last week.

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Meanwhile, UHL is the most overcrowded hospital in the country today, with 32 people waiting for a bed according to the INMO – though that figure is below what has been reported in recent weeks, it is still an increase on numbers on trolleys there before the weekend.