Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Saturday 14 November
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 14 November 2020
- Last updated on: 15 November 2020
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 6 additional deaths related to COVID-19. Of the deaths reported today, all occurred in November.
There has been a total of 1,978 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Friday 13 November, the HPSC has been notified of 456 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 67,526* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
(*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 29 confirmed cases. The figure of 67,526 confirmed cases reflects this.)
Of the cases notified today:
- 210 are men and 246 are women
- 69% are under 45 years of age
- the median age is 33 years old
- 151 in Dublin, 38 in Limerick, 27 in Cork, 27 in Donegal, 27 in Galway and the remaining 186 cases are spread across 20 other counties
As of 2pm today, 254 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 32 are in ICU. There have been 11 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:
"Analysis of today’s data shows the 5-day moving average of case numbers has increased from 354 to 392. We have seen higher numbers in recent days than we expected based on the encouraging trends of the last three weeks. We are concerned that this progress is at risk. We have to remember that the virus is still very active in the community and we cannot let our guard slip. NPHET will continue to monitor the situation closely over the coming days.
"We all need to focus on what we can do to stop the spread of this disease; wash our hands regularly, wear a face covering, keep our distance from others, avoid crowds, limit our social network, know the symptoms, self-isolate and contact a GP if we have them. Stay at home and restrict our movements if you are a close contact of a confirmed case."
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.
ENDS
Today’s cases, 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population and new cases in last 14 days (as of midnight 13 November 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)
| County | Today’s Cases (to midnight 13/11/20) | 14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population (14 days to midnight 13/11/20) | New Cases during last 14 days (14 days to midnight 13/11/20) |
| Ireland | 456 | 130.2 | 6,201 |
| Donegal | 27 | 272.6 | 434 |
| Limerick | 38 | 212.9 | 415 |
| Westmeath | 22 | 167.8 | 149 |
| Dublin | 151 | 143.4 | 1932 |
| Meath | 9 | 151.8 | 296 |
| Roscommon | 4 | 162.7 | 105 |
| Louth | 13 | 152.9 | 197 |
| Waterford | 21 | 140.3 | 163 |
| Kerry | <5 | 128.6 | 190 |
| Kilkenny | 10 | 132 | 131 |
| Monaghan | <5 | 135.2 | 83 |
| Laois | 6 | 129.9 | 110 |
| Mayo | 11 | 120.3 | 157 |
| Sligo | 3 | 125.1 | 82 |
| Tipperary | 21 | 115 | 184 |
| Offaly | 13 | 118 | 92 |
| Cork | 27 | 103.2 | 560 |
| Longford | 4 | 122.3 | 50 |
| Clare | 6 | 102.7 | 122 |
| Kildare | 21 | 93 | 207 |
| Cavan | <5 | 98.5 | 75 |
| Carlow | <5 | 96.6 | 55 |
| Galway | 27 | 82.9 | 214 |
| Leitrim | <5 | 71.8 | 23 |
| Wicklow | 9 | 71.6 | 102 |
| Wexford | <5 | 48.8 | 73 |
Note:
The lowest national 14-day incidence rate was on 3 July 2020 when the rate was 2.98 cases per 100,000 population.
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 67,070 |
| Total number hospitalised | 4,834 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 591 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,719 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 11,193 |
| Number clusters notified | 8,110 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 34,913 |
| Median age | 39 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 12 November.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases |
| Male | 31,549 |
| Female | 35,501 |
| Unknown | 20 |
| Total | 67,070 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 12 November.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 1,646 |
| 5 - 14 | 3,971 |
| 15 - 24 | 11,642 |
| 25 - 34 | 11,344 |
| 35 - 44 | 10,499 |
| 45 - 54 | 10,224 |
| 55 - 64 | 7,301 |
| 65 - 74 | 3,907 |
| 75 - 84 | 3,449 |
| 85+ | 3,055 |
| Unknown | 32 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 12 November.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 32 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 64.8 |
| Travel abroad | 1.4 |
| Unknown | 1.8 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 12 November.
Note:
When a person tests positive for COVID-19 but 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 | 52 |
| 5 - 14 | 48 |
| 15 - 24 | 149 |
| 25 - 34 | 300 |
| 35 - 44 | 389 |
| 45 - 54 | 618 |
| 55 - 64 | 704 |
| 65 - 74 | 871 |
| 75 - 84 | 1,061 |
| 85+ | 640 |
| Unknown | 2 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 12 November.
Cases by county
| County | Number of cases | Change since the day before |
| Carlow | 582 | +4 |
| Cavan | 2,126 | +11 |
| Clare | 1,403 | +8 |
| Cork | 5,938 | +43 |
| Donegal | 2,537 | +27 |
| Dublin | 25,347 | +127 |
| Galway | 2,486 | +14 |
| Kerry | 1,252 | +9 |
| Kildare | 3,906 | +18 |
| Kilkenny | 868 | +6 |
| Laois | 922 | No change |
| Leitrim | 254 | +9 |
| Limerick | 2,379 | +35 |
| Longford | 611 | +3 |
| Louth | 1,853 | +17 |
| Mayo | 1,315 | +13 |
| Meath | 3,193 | +24 |
| Monaghan | 1,182 | +13 |
| Offaly | 1,098 | +9 |
| Roscommon | 858 | +5 |
| Sligo | 698 | -3 |
| Tipperary | 1,346 | +10 |
| Waterford | 881 | +43 |
| Westmeath | 1,485 | No change |
| Wexford | 1,148 | +6 |
| Wicklow | 1,402 | +6 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 12 November.