Staff at Ennis hospital will receive the first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine today. It comes as the health service comes under extreme strain due to the rapid increase in the spread of the virus.
The number of patients being treated for COVID-19 at the region’s main hospital has trebled in the past week.
There are 66 people with the virus in University Hospital Limerick today according to HSE figures – up from 19 seven days ago.
This is the highest level recorded there since the beginning of the pandemic.
Six people are in intensive care with the disease – a slight drop on yesterday’s number of eight.
How will our hospitals cope with the current crisis and when will the vaccine roll out begin to have an impact?
On Wednesday’s Morning Focus, Gavin Grace spoke to Prof. Brian Lenehan, Chief Clinical Director of UL Hospitals Group.
