Health Irish ICUs performed better than UK for treating Covid patientsHowever, a new study also found patients were generally sicker on admission to intensive care
St Vincent’s set to build new €15m intensive care unitHospital’s ICU capacity has operated under ‘unsustainable pressure’ since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, says its director of operations
Susan O’Keeffe: False dawns always come back to bite us Government should not try to give the impression that we’re on the verge of herd immunity when that remains far from certain
Analysis: Twice as many people believe they had Covid-19 compared to confirmed casesWhile the official tally of cases in Ireland has passed the 200,000 mark, a new survey suggests the real figure could be double that
Analysis: High Covid-19 death numbers likely to continue until middle of February New cases and hospitalisations are falling, but the alarming mortality figures are set to continue for the coming days
Analysis: Daily Covid cases could drop below 50 by March 5 if current rate continues Our 14-day incidence has halved in the past ten days and numbers being admitted to ICU has started to slow
On the frontline of Covid-19: ‘When they come in, they are sweating, confused and thrashing because they are so oxygen-deprived’As the number of Covid-19 patients in ICUs exceeds the peak of the first wave, those on the frontline struggle to cope with the surge – and live in fear of what the next few weeks may bring