Number of Covid-19 patients at Galway hospitals continues to fall 5 March 2021 print Galway Bay fm newsroom – The number of patients being treated in Galway Hospitals for Covid-19 has continued to drop steadily. There are now just 13 patients being treated in the city and county – 10 at UHG, and a further 3 at Portiuncula in Ballinasloe. There are 4 patients with the virus in the ICU at UHG, while there are no Covid-19 patients in the ICU at Portiuncula. Nationally, 426 people with Covid-19 are in Irish hospitals today – the lowest number since December 29th. 105 of those patients with the virus are in intensive care.