Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Monday 3 August
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 3 August 2020
- Last updated on: 20 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 Sunday 2 August, the HPSC has been notified of 46 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 26,208 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
- 27 are men and 19 are women
- 85% are under 45 years of age
- 32 are associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 5 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 15 cases are located in Kildare, 8 in Laois, 7 in Clare, 5 in Offaly and the remaining 11 are spread across nine other counties
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:
"The vast majority of young people in Ireland have followed public health advice and have made very significant sacrifices to protect themselves and others. People of all ages will occasionally slip up as they learn to live safely with this virus. We should not seek to attribute blame, but rather continue to encourage one another to build on and sustain the great efforts that we have all made to date.
"We continue to urge everyone to observe the safe behaviours that we recommend such as physical distancing, washing hands regularly, wearing a face covering where appropriate, avoiding crowds and doing all we can to protect each other.
"NPHET continues to monitor the evolving situation very closely and will meet tomorrow."
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.
ENDS
Everyone should be aware of the risk factors for getting COVID-19:
- Distance – The risk of getting COVID-19 increases as the distance between you and others gets smaller. Keep 2 metres apart where possible
- Activity – How you spend time with people and what you do with them can increase your risk. Follow the government’s Stay Safe Guidelines when spending time with others
- Time – The more time you spend in close contact with other people can increase your risk of getting COVID-19. Keep track of who you spend time with and how
- Environment – Being outdoors is safer than being indoors. Where possible, meet with others outdoors. If this is not possible, keep windows and doors open when meeting others inside
- Symptoms – Know the symptoms. If you have them self-isolate and contact your GP immediately
Public Health Advice for all citizens is available here.
Know the symptoms of COVID-19
They are:
- a fever (high temperature - 38 degrees Celsius or above)
- a cough - this can be any kind of cough, not just dry
- shortness of breath or breathing difficulties
- loss or change to your sense of smell or taste
- flu like symptoms
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 26,162 |
| Total number hospitalised | 3,359 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 437 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,506 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 8,437 |
| Number clusters notified | 2,319 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 14,055 |
| Median age | 47 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 1 August.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases | % of total |
| Female | 14,896 | 57 |
| Male | 11,238 | 43 |
| Unknown | 28 | 0.1 |
| Total | 26,162 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 1 August.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 206 |
| 5 - 14 | 368 |
| 15 - 24 | 2029 |
| 25 - 34 | 4455 |
| 35 - 44 | 4598 |
| 45 - 54 | 4666 |
| 55 - 64 | 3294 |
| 65 - 74 | 1839 |
| 75 - 84 | 2310 |
| 85+ | 2376 |
| Unknown | 21 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 1 August.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 31.5 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 66 |
| Travel abroad | 2.5 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 1 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 | 23 |
| 5 - 14 | 18 |
| 15 - 24 | 79 |
| 25 - 34 | 200 |
| 35 - 44 | 275 |
| 45 - 54 | 453 |
| 55 - 64 | 499 |
| 65 - 74 | 587 |
| 75 - 84 | 746 |
| 85+ | 478 |
| Unknown | 1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 1 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 | 179 | 0.7 | No change |
| Cavan | 876 | 3.3 | No change |
| Clare | 391 | 1.5 | No change |
| Cork | 1567 | 6 | No change |
| Donegal | 476 | 1.8 | +2 |
| Dublin | 12549 | 48 | +25 |
| Galway | 498 | 1.9 | No change |
| Kerry | 317 | 1.2 | No change |
| Kildare | 1603 | 6.1 | +6 |
| Kilkenny | 357 | 1.4 | No change |
| Laois | 305 | 1.2 | +19 |
| Leitrim | 84 | 0.3 | No change |
| Limerick | 609 | 2.3 | No change |
| Longford | 288 | 1.1 | No change |
| Louth | 794 | 3 | No change |
| Mayo | 583 | 2.2 | No change |
| Meath | 830 | 3.2 | No change |
| Monaghan | 542 | 2.1 | No change |
| Offaly | 492 | 1.9 | +1 |
| Roscommon | 346 | 1.3 | No change |
| Sligo | 149 | 0.6 | No change |
| Tipperary | 545 | 2.1 | No change |
| Waterford | 166 | 0.6 | No change |
| Westmeath | 680 | 2.6 | No change |
| Wexford | 224 | 0.9 | No change |
| Wicklow | 712 | 2.7 | No change |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 1 August.