Covid Cases In Hospitals Climbs Slightly

The number of patients with Covid-19 in Irish hospitals has risen by six percent in the past week.

It's increased to 116, while there are 43 receiving treatment in ICUs.
It comes as 438 new cases of the virus were confirmed here yesterday.
A study by Public Health England says the Pfizer injection is as much as 88 percent effective - and the AstraZeneca jab 60 percent against the Indian variant.
 

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