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Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Friday 18 September

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 3 people with COVID-19 have died.

There has now been a total of 1,792 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight Thursday 17 September, the HPSC has been notified of 253 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 32,271* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. (*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 5 confirmed cases. The figure of 32,271 confirmed cases reflects this.)

Of the cases notified today:

  • 143 are men and 108 are women
  • 71% are under 45 years of age
  • 45% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
  • 61 cases have been identified as community transmission
  • 116 in Dublin, 22 in Kildare, 14 in Cork, 14 in Galway, 13 in Donegal, 10 in Limerick, 10 in Louth, 9 in Mayo, 8 in Waterford, 7 in Wicklow and the remaining 30 cases are located in Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Tipperary, Westmeath

The HSE is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.

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 32,018
Total number hospitalised 3,490
Total number admitted to ICU 455
Total number of deaths 1,535
Total number of healthcare workers 8,959
Number clusters notified 3,252
Cases associated with clusters 17,471
Median age 45
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 16 September.

Gender of patients

Gender Number of cases % of total
Female 17,785 55.6
Male 14,200 44.4
Unknown 33 0.1
Total 32,018
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 16 September.

Age range affected

Age range Number of cases Change since the day before
0 - 4 428 +15
5 - 14 864 +18
15 - 24 3,286 +33
25 - 34 5,610 +42
35 - 44 5,510 +35
45 - 54 5,466 +35
55 - 64 3,825 +28
65 - 74 2,120 +16
75 - 84 2,440 +8
85+ 2,445 +5
Unknown 24 No change
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 16 September.

How COVID-19 is spreading

Transmission classification %
Community transmission 29.4
Close contact with confirmed case 66.4
Travel abroad 2.4
Unknown 0.8
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 16 September.

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 Change since the day before
0 - 4 29 No change
5 - 14 19 No change
15 - 24 88 +1
25 - 34 212 No change
35 - 44 280 +1
45 - 54 470 +2
55 - 64 513 +1
65 - 74 619 +1
75 - 84 770 +4
85+ 489 +3
Unknown 1 No change
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 16 September.

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. Totals can go up or down.

County Number of cases % of total Change since the day before
Carlow 272 0.9 +1
Cavan 912 2.9 +2
Clare 510 1.6 +2
Cork 1,712 5.4 +8
Donegal 629 2 +16
Dublin 15,124 47.2 +116
Galway 578 1.8 +4
Kerry 362 1.1 No change
Kildare 2,412 7.5 +17
Kilkenny 434 1.4 +1
Laois 428 1.3 +5
Leitrim 112 0.4 No change
Limerick 892 2.8 +10
Longford 323 1 +1
Louth 949 3 +5
Mayo 614 1.9 No change
Meath 965 3 +3
Monaghan 591 1.9 +1
Offaly 678 2.1 +3
Roscommon 383 1.2 No change
Sligo 162 0.5 No change
Tipperary 749 2.3 +1
Waterford 294 0.9 +14
Westmeath 736 2.3 +1
Wexford 355 1.1 +5
Wicklow 842 2.6 +19
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 16 September.

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