University Hospital Waterford during Covid19. Picture: Patrick Browne
The number of patients with Covid-19 at University Hospital Waterford has reached 111.
That’s according to the latest Daily Operations Update from the HSE.
UHW is one of 10 acute hospitals across the country with more than 100 patients.
The Waterford figure is almost double what it was a week ago when 56 patients were being treated at the facility.
The number of patients in critical care remains unchanged at 6.
2,023 people with Covid-19 are being treated in Irish hospitals this morning- the first time the figure has risen over 2,000 since the start of the pandemic.