The hospital is also treating 10 patients with Covid-19 and four patients with Influenza A.
LUH emergency department under ‘extreme pressure’
There are currently 22 patients on trolleys awaiting admission to in-patient beds.
LUH under rising pressure due to Covid outbreaks
As of 3.30pm today, 77 people had presented to the Emergency Department for treatment.
Letterkenny University Hospital under extreme pressure
The hospital is currently treating a significant number of very sick patients and as a result there are fewer patients well enough to go home.