There were 200 patients with Covid-19 in hospitals across the country last night- down nine in 24 hours.

Across the region there are seven receiving treatment for the disease at University Hospital Galway- down two, 3 at Mayo University Hospital, two at the Portiuncula University Hospital in Ballinasloe and 1 at Sligo General Hospital.

There are 51 patients with the virus in ICU nationally.

Two of those are in Galway and there’s one each in Sligo and the Portiuncula.