Monday (35pc) and Tuesday (42pc) have seen large increases in the number of test swabs referred compared to last week. There was a 42pc increase in the number of Covid-19 test swabs referred yesterday compared to Tuesday last week, HSE Chief Paul Reid has said. There has been 101,715 tests carried out in the last seven days. Paul Reid said there was a positive move on hospital numbers as the number of people in intensive care and in hospital has continued to drop. Great hope but we need to stay alert to the virus in our community,” Mr Reid said in Twitter this morning.

Source: Irish Independent March 24, 2021 08:49 UTC