The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 in Galway has remained roughly stable overall, as cases increased at UHG but fell in Ballinasloe.
There were 50 confirmed cases in Galway’s hospitals as of Tuesday evening, with 39 at UHG and 11 at Portiuncula Hospital.
This is an increase of three cases at University Hospital Galway on the previous day, but a decline of four patients in Ballinasloe.
However this is still roughly twice as many cases at both hospitals as they were dealing with a week ago.
There are seven COVID patients being treated in the ICU in Galway, five at UHG and two at Portiuncula.
This is a daily drop of one case at each hospital, but up from just two at each a week prior.
Nationwide there were 870 people hospitalised with COVID-19 on Tuesday evening, of whom 88 have been admitted to intensive care.
