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Over the last two weeks, nearly 2,800 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the region.
As of Tuesday, 129 patients with Covid-19 are being treated in Galway University Hospital (GUH), and of those, 11 are in intensive care.
At the peak of the first wave, the highest number of patients in GUH with Covid-19 at any one time was 18.
A public health official has told the
Irish Independent the toll of the community transmission is being felt most acutely and tragically in nursing home settings.
Dr Breda Smyth, Director of Public Health West, said cases are currently high in Galway city, Tuam and Oranmore.
What has been described as a "rapid increase" in Covid-19 infection rates in Galway has prompted a joint appeal to people to adhere to public health guidelines.