Surging cases and a rise in Covid-19-infected patients in hospital have put the country back in the grip of the virus, amid desperate appeals for people to heed warnings to cut back on their socialising. “If you are planning to meet up with people, try and reduce those contacts by half. University Hospital Limerick was left with just one free intensive care bed yesterday. The number of Covid-19 patients in hospital jumped by 31 to 551 and another six were admitted to intensive care, bringing the total to 89. Read MoreHospitals are seeing an average of 60 admissions a day, and six a day are going into intensive care.

Source: Irish Independent November 11, 2021 04:14 UTC