Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Friday 24 July
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 24 July 2020
- Last updated on: 4 August 2020
There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today.
There has been a total of 1,763 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Thursday 23 July, the HPSC has been notified of 20 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 25,845* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. (*Validation of data at the HPSC resulted in the denotification of one confirmed case. The figure of 25,845 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 a highly infectious disease that is still circulating in our communities. It is a dangerous illness that no one wants to catch.
"While we have reason to be positive, we now need to continue to work together towards our collective goal of resuming healthcare services, reopening our children’s schools, and protecting the most vulnerable.
"The past weeks have shown that when we maintain physical distance, wash our hands, wear a face covering where appropriate and cover our coughs and sneezes, together we can interrupt the spread of COVID-19. Let’s keep going."
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.
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Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 25,825 |
| Total number hospitalised | 3,344 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 438 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,505 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 8,380 |
| Number clusters notified | 2,264 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 13,829 |
| Median age | 48 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 22 July.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases | % of total |
| Female | 14,738 | 57.1 |
| Male | 11,059 | 42.8 |
| Unknown | 28 | 0.1 |
| Total | 25,825 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 22 July.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 184 |
| 5 - 14 | 340 |
| 15 - 24 | 1967 |
| 25 - 34 | 4365 |
| 35 - 44 | 4540 |
| 45 - 54 | 4622 |
| 55 - 64 | 3280 |
| 65 - 74 | 1829 |
| 75 - 84 | 2304 |
| 85+ | 2373 |
| Unknown | 21 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 22 July.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 31.6 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 65.9 |
| Travel abroad | 2.4 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 22 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 | 22 |
| 5 - 14 | 18 |
| 15 - 24 | 76 |
| 25 - 34 | 198 |
| 35 - 44 | 274 |
| 45 - 54 | 449 |
| 55 - 64 | 497 |
| 65 - 74 | 587 |
| 75 - 84 | 745 |
| 85+ | 477 |
| Unknown | 1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 22 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 | Change since previous day |
| Carlow | 179 | 0.7 | No change |
| Cavan | 867 | 3.4 | No change |
| Clare | 369 | 1.4 | No change |
| Cork | 1560 | 6 | -1 |
| Donegal | 472 | 1.8 | No change |
| Dublin | 12424 | 48.1 | +2 |
| Galway | 492 | 1.9 | No change |
| Kerry | 316 | 1.2 | No change |
| Kildare | 1529 | 5.9 | +3 |
| Kilkenny | 356 | 1.4 | No change |
| Laois | 267 | 1 | No change |
| Leitrim | 83 | 0.3 | No change |
| Limerick | 591 | 2.3 | No change |
| Longford | 287 | 1.1 | No change |
| Louth | 791 | 3.1 | No change |
| Mayo | 575 | 2.2 | +1 |
| Meath | 824 | 3.2 | +1 |
| Monaghan | 541 | 2.1 | No change |
| Offaly | 487 | 1.9 | No change |
| Roscommon | 346 | 1.3 | No change |
| Sligo | 148 | 0.6 | No change |
| Tipperary | 543 | 2.1 | No change |
| Waterford | 166 | 0.6 | No change |
| Westmeath | 677 | 2.6 | No change |
| Wexford | 223 | 0.9 | No change |
| Wicklow | 712 | 2.8 | No change |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 22 July.