Signs Omicron wave may have peaked says Donegal GP
A Donegal GP says there are positive signs that the country may have passed the peak of the Omicron wave. 67 patients are receiving treatment for Covid-19 in the north west’s two main hospitals today. Latest HSE figures show 45 are in Letterkenny University Hospital and 22 in Sligo University…
70 Covid-19 patients and 49 waiting for a bed in north west hospitals
There are 70 Covid-19 patients being treated in the north west’s two main hospitals today according to the latest HSE figures. While the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s Trolley Watch shows 59 people being are waiting for a bed across Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals. 49 people are being treated…
Warning issued against reducing booster waiting time for those that contracted Covid
A Donegal GP is this warning against reducing the waiting time for those waiting for a booster that have recently contracted Covid-19. The HSE is calling on people who want a booster vaccine to come forward as soon as possible, as thousands are due to expire soon. It’s…
Four ICU beds available in the north west
There are only four ICU beds available across the north west according to the latest HSE figures. A total of 69 Covid-19 patients are being treated in the region today, 46 in Letterkenny University Hospital and 23 in Sligo University Hospital there are also two people in the ICU of…
Greater clarity needed on who is most at risk from Covid
A Sligo Leitrim TD is calling on The National Public Health Emergency Team and the Government to be specific about who is currently most at risk from Covid 19. It comes after the Tanaiste suggested yesterday that we would see a phased lifting of restrictions between February and the…
80 Covid-19 patients and 66 waiting for hospital bed
A total of 80 patients with Covid-19 are in the north west today. 56 people are receiving treatment in Letterkenny and a further 24 in Sligo. There are also 66 people waiting for a bed in both hospitals today. 42 are waiting in letterkenny University Hospital and 22 in Sligo…
92 Covid-19 patients 64 and waiting for a hospital bed in the region
There are 92 patients receiving treatment for Covid-19 in the north west according to the latest HSE figures. The majority, 64 are in Letterkenny University Hospital the fourth highest nationally. Three of these patients are in the ICU. 28 people are also receiving treatment for the virus in Sligo University…