A leading infectious diseases expert believes Covid hospital numbers could drop below 100 within the next month.
Monaghan Professor Sam McConkey says he's 'cautiously optimistic' given the current rate of decline.
1,081 people with covid are currently receiving treatment, which's down roughly 33 percent in the past two weeks.
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Professor McConkey says a further sharp decline in the number of Covid patient's in hospital's likely over the coming weeks:
