5 Patients Admitted To Naas General Hospital For Covid 19 Treatment.

Friday, 8 October 2021 10:16

By Ciara Plunkett @plunkettciara

There is 1 vacant general care bed there, a decrease from 5 on the previous reporting period.

There's been another slight reduction in the number of patients being treated for Covid 19 at Naas General Hospital.

The figures, as at 8pm last night, show 3 people admitted there for treatment for the virus.

That is down from 5 people in the previous reporting period.

While the number of people being treated at the Kildare facility for suspected cases of virus has increased from 1 to 4

There is 1 vacant general care bed there, a decrease from 5 on the previous reporting period.

There are no vacant ICU beds.

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