Some facilities are seeing attendances that would normally be expected in a winter surge.
There has been an increase in the number of patients presenting at ED's who require admission to hospitals.
Cancelled appointments due to the pandemic and the cyber attack have contributed to the rise.
Some facilities are seeing attendances that would normally be expected in a winter surge.
The number of people with Covid-19 in Irish hospitals has dropped to 50 today, after being as high as 60 on Wednesday.
Chief Operations Officer with the HSE Anne O Connor says they are monitoring the situation closely:

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