The President of the Intensive Care Society says a second wave of Covid-19 in the second half of the year would pose a significant challenge.
Catherine Motherway says during the winter season, bed occupancy in some ICU’s can be at 100 percent, without coronavirus.
51 people are currently in ICU’s with the disease – down from a peak of 160 last month.
Dr Motherway, Consultant Anaesthesiologist and Intensive Care Physician at University Hospital Limerick says there’s currently extra bed capacity in the system, but it’s important that’s maintained into flu season:
There are now 24,582 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
There were no new cases confirmed in Clare yesterday and the number remains at 319.