Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Friday 17 July
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 17 July 2020
- Last updated on: 4 August 2020
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 3 people with COVID-19 have died.
There has now been a total of 1,752 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Thursday 16 July, the HPSC has been notified of 34 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 25,730* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. (*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 2 confirmed cases. The figure of 25,730 confirmed cases reflects this.)
The HSE is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.
Dr. Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:
"COVID-19 is extremely infectious. It wants to spread, but it needs people to come into contact with each other to do so.
"All of the measures that we have been talking about for many months now are so important; physical distancing, hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette, wearing a face covering where appropriate, avoiding large crowds - are all actions each of us can take to cut the chains of transmission and stop this virus in its tracks.
"It now depends on the actions we take as individuals, as to whether this virus gets an opportunity to spread through our communities. Continue to follow the public health advice, know the risks, know the symptoms and stay safe."
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.
ENDS
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 25,696 |
| Total number hospitalised | 3,339 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 437 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,493 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 8,326 |
| Number clusters notified | 2,101 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 13,557 |
| Median age | 48 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 15 July.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases | % of total |
| Female | 14,681 | 57.1 |
| Male | 10,988 | 42.8 |
| Unknown | 27 | 0.1 |
| Total | 25,696 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 15 July.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 180 |
| 5 - 14 | 336 |
| 15 - 24 | 1947 |
| 25 - 34 | 4338 |
| 35 - 44 | 4521 |
| 45 - 54 | 4599 |
| 55 - 64 | 3267 |
| 65 - 74 | 1816 |
| 75 - 84 | 2300 |
| 85+ | 2372 |
| Unknown | 20 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 15 July.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 32 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 65.6 |
| Travel abroad | 2.4 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 15 July.
Note:
In the event that a person tests positive for COVID-19 and hasn't been abroad or had contact with another confirmed case in Ireland, that's known as community transmission.
In the event that a person who tests positive for COVID-19 can be linked to another confirmed case in Ireland, that's known as close contact.
Hospitalised cases by age group
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 23 |
| 5 - 14 | 17 |
| 15 - 24 | 75 |
| 25 - 34 | 198 |
| 35 - 44 | 274 |
| 45 - 54 | 448 |
| 55 - 64 | 497 |
| 65 - 74 | 586 |
| 75 - 84 | 744 |
| 85+ | 476 |
| Unknown | 1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 15 July.
Cases by county
Note: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre have advised that in the process of validating data and reviewing addresses, county totals may change due to cases being reassigned to another county.
| County | Number of cases | % of total |
| Carlow | 177 | 0.7 |
| Cavan | 866 | 3.4 |
| Clare | 369 | 1.4 |
| Cork | 1554 | 6.1 |
| Donegal | 471 | 1.8 |
| Dublin | 12342 | 48 |
| Galway | 489 | 1.9 |
| Kerry | 316 | 1.2 |
| Kildare | 1517 | 5.9 |
| Kilkenny | 356 | 1.4 |
| Laois | 265 | 1 |
| Leitrim | 82 | 0.3 |
| Limerick | 589 | 2.3 |
| Longford | 287 | 1.1 |
| Louth | 790 | 3.1 |
| Mayo | 573 | 2.2 |
| Meath | 817 | 3.2 |
| Monaghan | 540 | 2.1 |
| Offaly | 485 | 1.9 |
| Roscommon | 346 | 1.4 |
| Sligo | 148 | 0.6 |
| Tipperary | 543 | 2.1 |
| Waterford | 166 | 0.7 |
| Westmeath | 676 | 2.6 |
| Wexford | 223 | 0.9 |
| Wicklow | 709 | 2.8 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 15 July.