The family of a person who died from Covid-19 was given the wrong body by a hospital mortuary last weekend.
A full internal review's now being carried out into the incident at Mullingar Regional Hospital.
Victims of Covid-19 are put in sealed bodybags by morticians due to the nature of the disease, with neither families or undertakers allowed to view the remains.
In a statement, the Ireland East Hospital Group, which operates the facility, says once detected, the issue was rectified.
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It has also apologised for the distress caused to the families involved, describing the incident as an "extremely rare event."
