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.
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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.
