Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Saturday 28 November
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 28 November 2020
- Last updated on: 30 November 2020
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 7 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
There has been a total of 2,050 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Friday 27 November, the HPSC has been notified of 243 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 71,942 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
- 137 are men and 104 are women
- 71% are under 45 years of age
- the median age is 32 years old
- 91 in Dublin, 26 in Donegal, 18 in Cork, 16 in Waterford, 15 in Limerick, and the remaining 77 cases are spread across another 18 counties
As of 2pm today, 254 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 31 are in ICU. There have been 20 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
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 27 November 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)
| County | Today’s Cases (to midnight 27/11/20) | 14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population (14 days to midnight 27/11/20) | New Cases during last 14 days (14 days to midnight 27/11/20) |
| Ireland | 243 | 93.7 | 4,464 |
| Donegal | 26 | 215.5 | 343 |
| Louth | <5 | 191.6 | 247 |
| Limerick | 15 | 170.9 | 333 |
| Kilkenny | 10 | 126.0 | 125 |
| Roscommon | 6 | 120.8 | 78 |
| Waterford | 16 | 114.5 | 133 |
| Dublin | 91 | 106.1 | 1,430 |
| Meath | <5 | 95.9 | 187 |
| Longford | 0 | 85.6 | 35 |
| Tipperary | <5 | 80.9 | 129 |
| Monaghan | <5 | 79.8 | 49 |
| Mayo | 5 | 79.7 | 104 |
| Cork | 18 | 75.7 | 411 |
| Wicklow | 5 | 73.7 | 105 |
| Offaly | <5 | 73.1 | 57 |
| Cavan | 0 | 68.3 | 52 |
| Carlow | <5 | 66.7 | 38 |
| Clare | <5 | 66.5 | 79 |
| Kildare | 6 | 62.9 | 140 |
| Sligo | <5 | 58.0 | 38 |
| Westmeath | <5 | 56.3 | 50 |
| Laois | <5 | 55.5 | 47 |
| Kerry | 6 | 53.5 | 79 |
| Galway | 14 | 46.1 | 119 |
| Leitrim | 0 | 31.2 | 10 |
| Wexford | <5 | 30.7 | 46 |
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 71,699 |
| Total number hospitalised | 5,170 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 619 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,793 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 11,840 |
| Number clusters notified | 9,378 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 39,424 |
| Median age | 39 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 26 November.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases |
| Male | 33,728 |
| Female | 37,940 |
| Unknown | 31 |
| Total | 71,699 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 26 November.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 1,831 |
| 5 - 14 | 4,493 |
| 15 - 24 | 12,554 |
| 25 - 34 | 12,059 |
| 35 - 44 | 11,236 |
| 45 - 54 | 10,864 |
| 55 - 64 | 7,695 |
| 65 - 74 | 4,131 |
| 75 - 84 | 3,625 |
| 85+ | 3,177 |
| Unknown | 34 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 26 November.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 30.6 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 67.1 |
| Travel abroad | 1.4 |
| Unknown | 1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 26 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 | 56 |
| 5 - 14 | 49 |
| 15 - 24 | 168 |
| 25 - 34 | 315 |
| 35 - 44 | 413 |
| 45 - 54 | 653 |
| 55 - 64 | 745 |
| 65 - 74 | 923 |
| 75 - 84 | 1,146 |
| 85+ | 700 |
| Unknown | 2 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 26 November.
Cases by county
| County | Number of cases |
| Carlow | 622 |
| Cavan | 2,184 |
| Clare | 1,491 |
| Cork | 6,357 |
| Donegal | 2,880 |
| Dublin | 26,808 |
| Galway | 2,617 |
| Kerry | 1,323 |
| Kildare | 4,067 |
| Kilkenny | 992 |
| Laois | 970 |
| Leitrim | 264 |
| Limerick | 2,730 |
| Longford | 648 |
| Louth | 2,106 |
| Mayo | 1,424 |
| Meath | 3,393 |
| Monaghan | 1,233 |
| Offaly | 1,154 |
| Roscommon | 934 |
| Sligo | 738 |
| Tipperary | 1,492 |
| Waterford | 1,018 |
| Westmeath | 1,545 |
| Wexford | 1,196 |
| Wicklow | 1,513 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 26 November.