The HSE says the case was confirmed yesterday.
A new patient is being treated for coronavirus at Portlaoise Hospital for the first time in over a month.
The HSE says the case was confirmed yesterday, bringing to an end a period without COVID which began on June 10th.
Meanwhile, staff in Tullamore are dealing with one suspected case, while the region's other hospitals remain free of the disease.
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