Ulster Herald Advertisement Posted: 4:37 pm January 7, 2021 By Emma Ryan THE Western Trust has announced the cancellation of all planned surgery this week due to rising numbers of Covid cases. As of today (Thursday), routine elective inpatient, outpatient and day case surgeries will be postponed until further notice. Red flag and some time critical procedures and clinics will continue, but will be reviewed daily. Advertisement The Western Trust is currently in the process of contacting all affected patients directly. The Trust claim that it is already at a peak in terms of Covid19 patient numbers and projections are indicating that from the third week of January 2021, that number could be set to ‘double’.