Deaths from Covid-19 in the State could soon surpass 100 per day, experts warn Hospital system under severe pressure as patients in Donegal treated in ambulances
Mon, Jan 11, 2021, 03:00
The number of deaths from Covid-19 is expected to surge and could rise to beyond 100 per day in the weeks ahead, far higher than the peak figures experienced in the first wave last spring, health experts have warned.
The warning came as the pressure on hospitals dealing with growing numbers of Covid-19 patients mounted on Sunday night. Nurses said patients at Letterkenny University Hospital in Donegal – most with some form of respiratory problems – were being treated in seven ambulances outside the facility due to lack of room in the emergency department.