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Five confirmed cases of Covid at University Hospital Waterford

Five confirmed cases of Covid at University Hospital Waterford
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The number of confirmed coronavirus cases at University Hospital Waterford has fallen to five.

A further five suspected cases are awaiting test results. That's according to the lastest HSE figures.

Two people remain in intensive care.

There are also 200 available general beds at UHW.

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Meanwhile, there were no new cases announced for Waterford yesterday evening, as of Thursday there were a total of 138 confirmed cases since the outbreak began.

As a result, Waterford continues to have the lowest incidence rates in the country. The data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre shows 118.8 cases per 100,000 population.

Wexford which now has 183 confirmed cases has a rate of 122.2 per 100,000.

Kilkenny's rate is 256 per 100,000.

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