Nearly 6,000 people have failed to attend their scheduled Covid-19 test at pop up testing facilities in the mid west region.
The figures supplied from HSE Mid West Community Healthcare show there were 5,581 no shows at test centres in Limerick, Clare, and north Tipperary.
According to the figures 63,620 people were tested at the centres, which opened and closed between March and October.
The highest number of tests in the region (16,027) were carried out on the grounds of St Joseph’s Hospital, Limerick, which opened on September 9th and has since closed. It also recorded the highest number of non-attendances (1,678).
14, 227 were tested at Cusack Park GAA grounds in Ennis, which also recorded 1,301 no shows. The facility opened on June 9th and remains operational.
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There were 13,602 tests along with 1,160 no shows recorded at the Gaelic Grounds stadium in Limerick, which also opened on June 9th and has since closed.
A test centre in Nenagh, which opened on June 9th, carried out 10,571 and recorded 776 no shows.
There were 4,427 tests conducted at Limerick Community Test Centre and 471 non-attendances recorded, while 2,307 tests were carried out at St Gabriels School which recorded 83 no shows.
An RSA Centre in Ennis tested 1,180 people and recorded 16 non-attendances; a test centre in Galvone, Roxboro Road, Limerick, tested 833 people and recorded 83 no shows.
Cre House in Roscrea tested 309 people with 17 non-attendances and a further test centre in Limerick conducted 157 tests and recorded 40 no shows.
Test facilities at East Point, Ballysimon, Limerick, and at the Derg Centre, Tipperary, remains operational.
The Cusack Park testing facility is due to be replaced by a test facility in Ballymaley, on November 23rd.
