Concern over Donegal’s 14 Day incidence rate
The latest set of 14 day incidence rates shows all 5 local electoral areas below the national rate of infection which stands at 80.2. per 100,000 head of population. The data was gathered between November 24th and December 7th. In Sligo there were less than 5 cases…
8 Covid Patients admitted to ICU
The Chief Medical Officer has expressed concern that 8 people were admitted to ICU with covid-19 yesterday. That’s more admissions in a 24 hour period than has happened since the middle of Spring. There are currently no patients in the ICU units in Sligo or Letterkenny Hospitals. …
Another year of Covid restrictions in store
An infectious disease expert says it could be the end of 2021 before we’re back to the ‘old normal.’ It’s after 215 more cases of Covid 19 were confirmed in the latest figures, with one further death. Ireland’s national 14 day incidence rate per 100-thousand population is now…
MacSharry wants equality in staging underage sports
A Sligo Leitrim TD has expressed his concerns over how some sports are allowed to continue during the Covid-19 restrictions but others have been prevented from doing so. The former Fianna Fail spokesperson on Sport, Deputy Marc MacSharry says common sense is lacking when it comes to the staging of…
CMO expects significant surge of Covid-19 in January
The Chief Medical Officer says it’s unlikely we’ll avoid a significant surge of Covid-19 in early January. Public health officials don’t believe daily case numbers will fall any further this side of Christmas. The 7 day incidence rate increased by 13 per cent over the course of the…
Nursing Home visits allowed from today
Nursing home visits will be allowed from today, with one person per week allowed in the centre. Should the country’s level of Covid-19 restrictions rise it would change to one person every two weeks allowed to visit a resident. It comes as 301 new cases of the virus…
Listen Back: Mass from Sligo Cathedral, Sunday the 6th of December
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