The HSE Mid West has issued an urgent appeal for people not to visit any of their hospitals if they feel they have flu.
This includes Nenagh Hospital and UHL as well as Ennis and St John’s hospitals.
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Visiting at all hospitals in the Mid-West is curtailed to one visitor per patient
ED attendances at UHL over the last three days have averaged 288 compared with 2023’s average daily attendance of 219.
Over the past two weeks attendances have increased by 30% compared to 2023.
This is part of a national trend, which saw flu hospitalisations across the country increase from 742 people on Friday to 809 on Saturday.
HSE CEO Bernard Gloster expects the number to reach around 900 this week.
