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Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Friday 7 August

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 4 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland have died.

There has now been a total of 1,772 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight Thursday 6 August, the HPSC has been notified of 98 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 26,470 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

Of the cases notified today:

  • 57 are men and 38 are women
  • 68% are under 45 years of age
  • 67 are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
  • 4 cases have been identified as community transmission
  • 35 cases are located in Kildare, 26 in Offaly, 6 in Wexford, 5 in Laois, 5 in Dublin, and 21 are spread across ten other counties (Carlow, Cavan, Donegal, Kilkenny, Limerick, Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Westmeath and Wicklow)

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 26,372
Total number hospitalised 3,362
Total number admitted to ICU 438
Total number of deaths 1,514
Total number of healthcare workers 8,448
Number clusters notified 2,331
Cases associated with clusters 14,265
Median age 47
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 5 August.

Gender of patients

Gender Number of cases % of total
Female 14,982 56.8
Male 11,361 43.1
Unknown 29 0.1
Total 26,372
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 5 August.

Age range affected

Age range Number of cases
0 - 4 217
5 - 14 381
15 - 24 2062
25 - 34 4521
35 - 44 4632
45 - 54 4700
55 - 64 3306
65 - 74 1842
75 - 84 2313
85+ 2377
Unknown 21
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 5 August.

How COVID-19 is spreading

Transmission classification %
Community transmission 31.2
Close contact with confirmed case 66.2
Travel abroad 2.5
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 5 August.

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 24
5 - 14 18
15 - 24 77
25 - 34 199
35 - 44 275
45 - 54 451
55 - 64 500
65 - 74 590
75 - 84 749
85+ 478
Unknown 1
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 5 August.

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 previous day
Carlow 180 0.7 No change
Cavan 878 3.3 No change
Clare 401 1.5 +2
Cork 1575 6 +3
Donegal 482 1.8 +1
Dublin 12569 47.7 +5
Galway 499 1.9 +1
Kerry 318 1.2 No change
Kildare 1680 6.4 +19
Kilkenny 357 1.4 No change
Laois 322 1.2 +8
Leitrim 85 0.3 No change
Limerick 616 2.3 +3
Longford 288 1.1 No change
Louth 797 3 +1
Mayo 583 2.2 No change
Meath 835 3.2 +1
Monaghan 542 2.1 No change
Offaly 523 2 +23
Roscommon 346 1.3 No change
Sligo 153 0.6 No change
Tipperary 546 2.1 No change
Waterford 166 0.6 No change
Westmeath 681 2.6 No change
Wexford 237 0.9 +2
Wicklow 713 2.7 No change
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 5 August.

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