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“Through the walk-in centres we have discovered family and workplace outbreaks through asymptomatic cases.
“The centres in Finglas, Balbriggan and Crumlin remain open today, and decisions will be made on possibly opening other centres on Thursday and Saturday,” she added.
Niamh O’Beirne, HSE National Lead for Test and Trace, said testing will help health teams understand why and how the virus is spreading.
“Increasing the number of people we test will help us better understand how and why the virus is spreading quicker in certain areas,” she said.
“Asymptomatic testing is another tool in our tool box to stop the spread of this virus, as one in five people who have Covid-19 do not display symptoms.
Four new walk-in Covid test centres open as 255 patients in hospital with Covid-19
The number of hospitalisations is at its lowest point since Christmas Day. By Hayley Halpin Friday 2 Apr 2021, 7:47 AM Fri 7:47 AM 33,106 Views 70 Comments
A Covid-19 walk-in testing centre in Finglas, Dublin
Image: Leah Farrell via RollingNews.ie
A Covid-19 walk-in testing centre in Finglas, Dublin
Image: Leah Farrell via RollingNews.ie
THE NUMBER OF people in hospital with Covid-19 across the country has fallen again, after reaching what was then its lowest point this year yesterday.
According to latest data on the HSE Daily Operations website, there were 255 people being treated for Covid-19 in hospital as of 8pm last night.
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