Seventeen people who are still at a residential centre in Co Laois where eight patients died last weekend after testing positive for Covid-19 will have their conditions reviewed by medical consultants, the HSE has said.

Seventeen people who are still at a residential centre in Co Laois where eight patients died last weekend after testing positive for Covid-19 will have their conditions reviewed by medical consultants from the Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, the Health Service Executive has said.
Additional personal protection equipment has also been provided to staff at Maryborough Centre, St Fintan’s Hospital, which is a long stay centre dealing with psychiatry of later life. 
The HSE said that even though some staff are absent on sick leave at the Maryborough Centre they have brought in additional workers to help manage the facility.
Eight residents who had tested positive for Covid-19, died at the centre over the bank holiday weekend and now medical consultants and a palliative care consultant will provide daily and as required intervention in conjunction with the consultant psychiatrist and nursing staff for the residents remaining there. 
The local community in Laois have also rallied to support the staff and patients with new supplies of PPE presented in the last 24 hours.