ANOTHER 1,963 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed by Irish health officials today.
The Department of Health says that there are now 500 Covid-19 patients in hospitals – up from 470 yesterday.
Of those, 93 people are receiving treatment in intensive care settings – up one from yesterday’s figures.
There were 21 Covid-19 patients recorded at Letterkenny University Hospital last night – the same as the previous day. As of 8pm last night, there are four confirmed Covid-19 patients in ICU at the hospital.