52 people are currently in critical care units at hospitals across the country.

Tony Canavan heads the Saolta Group of seven hospitals across the west and north-west, and says he's expecting the numbers to grow further.

According to Ronan Glynn, the Delta variant of the virus now accounts for 75% of new cases.

Cavan's death toll from Covid-19 per population is the highest in the country. Cavan has had 92 Covid-19 related deaths, Monaghan has