There has been an improvement in the number of staff affected by the winter vomiting bug at St. Vincent's Hospital.
Due to the approximate 48-hour cycle of the illness, a large number of staff have returned to work. Currently, there are 93 staff affected, compared to 143 yesterday.
There has been a slight increase in the number of new patient cases - up from 170 yesterday to 185 today.
All elective admissions are being "risk-assessed" and approximately 20-30 elective procedures are expected to be cancelled this week.
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To help curtail the spread of the virus, the hospital is appealing to the public not to attend the A+E Department if only complaining of the effects of the virus as it can spread to other, more seriously ill, patients.