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The National Public Health Emergency Team will meet again to review the progress made in reducing the incidence of Covid-19.
Medical Director Dr. Tony Holohan has said that the disease profile is improving, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to take a step back in our adherence to public health guidelines.
Meanwhile, there are concerns about the slower pace of progress in Co Donegal, particularly in those parts of the county closer to the Northern Irish border.
There were 25 confirmed Covid-19 patients, along with four other suspected cases, who were being treated at Letterkenny University Hospital at 8pm last night and there was only one hospital bed available.
It was a reflection of the pressure on health services in the region, which now has the highest 14-day incidence of the disease in the country.
The latest figures show that the incidence of Covid-19 in Donegal has fallen by just 6.3% since the Level 5 restrictions were introduced three weeks ago.
The national average reduction has been eight times faster.
CoMonaghan, also on the border, had the same incidence of disease as Donegal when Level 5 restrictions were introduced, but the reduction there has been 11 times faster.
Donegal is likely to show up when NPHET meets today amid a series of generally positive Covid-19 trends elsewhere.
Nationally, the five-day incidence of the disease has dropped by 70% over the past three weeks and Ireland now has the fourth lowest incidence of 31 European countries.
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