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Figures show high volume of Covid-19 cases on site at LUH

written by Chris McNulty April 5, 2020
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LETTERKENNY University Hospital has 27 confirmed Covid-19 case on site – the second highest of any hospital outside Dublin.

The figures, as at 8am on Saturday, which were released by the HSE this afternoon, show ten further patients in LUH, who are suspected Covid-19 case, are awaiting results.

Data presented shows that there are 141 vacant general beds, but the hospital had reached its critical care capacity.

LUH had four Covid-19 patients under critical care yesterday morning.

Last week, it was confirmed that LUH’s intensive care capacity was to increase from five to 14, with an additional two high dependency beds.

As of Saturday afternoon at 2pm, ten people were awaiting results with four confirmed cases presenting on site in the 24 hours previously.

LUH appears to have a disproportionally high rate in comparison to other hospitals in Ireland.

Beaumont Hospital in Dublin has 110 cases on site with Letterkenny having the eighth highest number of Covid-19 patients.

St James’s (83), Mater (76), Tallaght (72), St Vincent’s (68), Connolly (54) and Cavan (33) also have high volumes.

However, hospitals in larger population centres such as Cork, Limerick and Galway have lower figures that LUH.

The figures come on a day when domestic staff at LUH expressed fears over a lack of adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) during the Covid-19 crisis.

At LUH, PPE equipment has now effectively been rationed, limited only to nurses and other medical staff and domestic workers have spoken of their worry.

Meanwhile, Letterkenny is to be the location for one of the country’s first ‘community assessment hubs’ in the fight against Covid-19.</strong>

The first community assessment hubs will be open and accepting patients around the country this week.

Figures show high volume of Covid-19 cases on site at LUH was last modified: April 6th, 2020 by Chris McNulty
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Chris McNulty

Author of 'Boxing In Donegal: A History (2021)' - the definitive history of the sport in County Donegal - and 'Relentless: A Race Through Time', the 2019 memoir of former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle. From St Johnston and now based in Letterkenny, Chris was a nominee for NUJ Sports Journalist of the Year in 2010. Honoured by the Donegal Boxing Board in 2016 for his coverage on the sport.

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