Number of COVID-19 patients hospitalised at UHG passes 100

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Galway Bay fm newsroom - The number of COVID-19 patients receiving care at UHG has passed 100.

102 patients are being treated at the city's acute hospital - the fourth highest number nationwide.

Nine of these patients are being treated in critical care.

Six patients with the virus are receiving care at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe - with one in critical care.

1,575 people with COVID-19 are being treated in Irish hospitals today.

It's an increase of 149 patients since yesterday morning.

Chief Operations Officer with the HSE, Anne O’ Connor, says it’s a serious challenge for the health system...

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