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Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Saturday 26 September

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 5 people with COVID-19 have died.

There has now been a total of 1,802 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight Friday 25 September, the HPSC has been notified of 248 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 34,560* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. (*Validation of data at the HPSC led to the denotification of 3 confirmed cases. The figure of 34,560 confirmed cases reflects this.)

Of the cases notified today:

  • 132 are men and 115 are women
  • 67% are under 45 years of age
  • 36% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
  • 36 cases have been identified as community transmission
  • 104 are in Dublin, 37 in Donegal, 36 in Cork, 8 in Kildare, 8 in Westmeath, 6 in Kilkenny, 6 in Laois, 6 in Offaly, 5 in Longford, 5 in Monaghan, 5 in Wexford, and the remaining 22 cases are in 11 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.

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 34,312
Total number hospitalised 3,566
Total number admitted to ICU 469
Total number of deaths 1,541
Total number of healthcare workers 9,104
Number clusters notified 3,874
Cases associated with clusters 19,275
Median age 44
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 24 September.

Gender of patients

Gender Number of cases Change since the day before
Female 18,941 +164
Male 15,342 +160
Unknown 29 No change
Total 34,312 +324
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 24 September.

Age range affected

Age range Number of cases Change since the day before
0 - 4 483 +4
5 - 14 1,042 +22
15 - 24 3,853 +86
25 - 34 6,019 +69
35 - 44 5,872 +43
45 - 54 5,774 +40
55 - 64 4,026 +33
65 - 74 2,246 +16
75 - 84 2,501 +9
85+ 2,470 +1
Unknown 26 +1
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 24 September.

How COVID-19 is spreading

Transmission classification %
Community transmission 28.8
Close contact with confirmed case 67.8
Travel abroad 2.4
Unknown 1
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 24 September.

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 Change since the day before
0 - 4 28 No change
5 - 14 18 No change
15 - 24 91 No change
25 - 34 213 -1
35 - 44 290 +2
45 - 54 482 +1
55 - 64 532 +2
65 - 74 635 +2
75 - 84 782 +1
85+ 494 -1
Unknown 1 No change
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 24 September.

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 Change since the day before
Carlow 281 +2
Cavan 931 +4
Clare 543 +3
Cork 1,928 +32
Donegal 813 +22
Dublin 16,294 +152
Galway 675 +21
Kerry 380 +9
Kildare 2,529 +11
Kilkenny 446 No change
Laois 436 No change
Leitrim 114 No change
Limerick 922 +6
Longford 328 +3
Louth 1,009 +8
Mayo 640 +5
Meath 1,023 +15
Monaghan 623 +4
Offaly 704 No change
Roscommon 413 +4
Sligo 170 No change
Tipperary 769 +6
Waterford 328 +3
Westmeath 756 +7
Wexford 368 +5
Wicklow 889 +2
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 24 September.

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