Figures for Covid-19 patients receiving hospital treatment continue to drop
By David Power
Published 22nd Dec 2021, 13:11 BST
The number of Covid-19 patients receiving treatment in hospital recorded a drop again yesterday, as figures continue their downward trend.
There are currently 431 Covid patients in hospitals across the country.
The figure represents a fall of 12 since yesterday.
The latest figure is 8.2% down on last Wednesday, and 20.2% lower than two weeks ago.
Latest figures show that there are 100 patients receiving treatment in ICU.
This is the lowest figure in ICU since November 12.
The number represents a slight drop on the previous figure of 102.