Intensive Care units around the country are treating people as young as 17 years old who are sick with Covid-19
402 people are currently in hospital with the virus, 73 of whom are in intensive care.
The age of patients in ICU, in a recent surge of Covid admissions, ranges from 17 to 88 years old.
The Department of Health says 70 percent of patients in ICU have not been fully vaccinated.