Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Saturday 16 May
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 16 May 2020
- Last updated on: 16 May 2020
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 15 people with COVID-19 have died.
There have now been a total 1,533 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of 11am Saturday 16 May, the HPSC has been notified of 92 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 24,048 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
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 Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer in the Dept of Health commented:
"Today is the first time we have seen the number of confirmed cases fall below 100 since mid-March.
"While the past nine weeks have been particularly difficult for those cocooning, and for parents with young children, today’s numbers give reassurance that we have all learned and adopted new behaviours of handwashing, respiratory etiquette and social distance that will serve us well as we work together to reopen retail, business and society.”
Cases as of Thursday 14 May
Today’s data from the HPSC, as of midnight, Thursday 14 May (23,879 cases), reveals:
- 57% are female and 42% are male
- the median age of confirmed cases is 48 years
- 3,092 cases (13%) have been hospitalised
- of those hospitalised, 389 cases have been admitted to ICU
- 7,530 cases are associated with healthcare workers
- Dublin has the highest number of cases at 11,657 (49% of all cases) followed by Kildare with 1,357 cases (6%) and then Cork with 1,346 cases (6%)
- of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 60%, close contact accounts for 37%, travel abroad accounts for 3%
ENDS
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 23,879 |
| Total number hospitalised | 3,094 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 389 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,277 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 7,530 |
| Number clusters notified | 784 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 8,895 |
| Median age | 48 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 14 May.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases | % of total |
| Female | 13,681 | 57.3 |
| Male | 10,049 | 42.5 |
| Unknown | 49 | 0.2 |
| Total | 23,879 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 14 May.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases | % of total |
| 0 - 1 | 43 | 0.2 |
| 1 - 4 | 85 | 0.4 |
| 5 - 14 | 267 | 1.1 |
| 15 - 24 | 1705 | 7.1 |
| 25 - 34 | 3995 | 16.7 |
| 35 - 44 | 4181 | 17.5 |
| 45 - 54 | 4316 | 18.1 |
| 55 - 64 | 3096 | 13 |
| 65 - 74 | 1714 | 7.2 |
| 75 - 84 | 2188 | 9.2 |
| 85+ | 2265 | 9.5 |
| Unknown | 24 | 0.1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 14 May.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Community transmission | 60% |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 37% |
| Travel abroad | 3% |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 14 May.
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 | % of total |
| 0 - 4 | 18 | 0.6 |
| 5 - 14 | 17 | 0.5 |
| 15 - 24 | 68 | 2.2 |
| 25 - 34 | 186 | 6 |
| 35 - 44 | 247 | 8 |
| 45 - 54 | 415 | 13.4 |
| 55 - 64 | 449 | 14.5 |
| 65 - 74 | 545 | 17.6 |
| 75 - 84 | 700 | 22.6 |
| 85+ | 447 | 14.4 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 14 May.
Cases by county
Note: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre have advised that in the process of validating data and reviewing addresses, cases may be reassigned to another county.
| County | Number of cases | % of total |
| Carlow | 144 | 0.6 |
| Cavan | 776 | 3.2 |
| Clare | 314 | 1.3 |
| Cork | 1346 | 5.6 |
| Donegal | 474 | 2 |
| Dublin | 11657 | 48.8 |
| Galway | 412 | 1.7 |
| Kerry | 307 | 1.3 |
| Kildare | 1357 | 5.7 |
| Kilkenny | 295 | 1.2 |
| Laois | 251 | 1.1 |
| Leitrim | 79 | 0.3 |
| Limerick | 596 | 2.5 |
| Longford | 273 | 1.1 |
| Louth | 741 | 3.1 |
| Mayo | 542 | 2.3 |
| Meath | 776 | 3.2 |
| Monaghan | 468 | 2 |
| Offaly | 455 | 1.9 |
| Roscommon | 300 | 1.3 |
| Sligo | 129 | 0.5 |
| Tipperary | 521 | 2.2 |
| Waterford | 144 | 0.6 |
| Westmeath | 654 | 2.7 |
| Wexford | 211 | 0.9 |
| Wicklow | 657 | 2.8 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 14 May.