A new campaign is being rolled out today.

Levels are significantly down on the same period last month.

In the past eight weeks, more than 170 thousand people have died of COVID-19.

General manager with RHS Homecare, Patrick Towey, says carers worked on the frontline during the COVID pandemic and the continuing delays have affected staff morale.

Athlone had one of the highest uptakes nationwide.

HPSC show 109 new cases registered across the three counties in the last week.

Professor Breda Smyth says high levels of flu, Covid, and RSV accounted for more than 1,200 hospitalisations last week.

Deputy Harkin is urging the Minister to open private hospitals to take the overflow.