ANOTHER 2,855 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed by Irish health officials today.
The Department of Health says that there are now 515 Covid-19 patients in hospitals – up from 500 yesterday.
Of those, 91 people are receiving treatment in intensive care settings – down two from yesterday’s figures.
There were 24 Covid-19 patients recorded at Letterkenny University Hospital last night – up from 21 the previous day. As of 8pm last night, there are four confirmed Covid-19 patients in ICU at the hospital.
Donegal currently has Ireland’s 10th highest incidence rate of Covid-19. As of 28th October, the 14-day incidence rate is 633.2 per 100,000. 1008 new cases of the virus were detected in Donegal in the past two weeks.