Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Saturday 29 August
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 29 August 2020
- Last updated on: 1 September 2020
There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today.
There has been a total of 1,777 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Friday 28 August, the HPSC has been notified of 142 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 28,720 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
- 74 are men and 66 are women
- 69% are under 45 years of age
- 32 are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 19 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 59 are in Dublin, 20 in Kildare, 14 in Donegal, 14 in Limerick, 8 in Wexford, 6 in Tipperary and the remaining 21 are located in Carlow, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Kilkenny, Laois, Louth, Mayo, Meath and Wicklow
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.
Dr. Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:
"Today marks 6 months since our first case of COVID-19. It has been a very difficult time for many and few have been left untouched in some way by the negative effects of this pandemic.
"However, it has also been a time of incredible solidarity, a time when a sense of community has come to the fore. We have seen innovation, cooperation, volunteerism and charity, and kindness on an enormous scale. Our frontline workers have stepped up again and again. But underpinning it all has been each person playing their part by making the right choices, many times, each day. Together, we have broken the chains of transmission and flattened the curve. As cases rise again, it is these same behaviours that will once again make the difference, protecting ourselves, our families and our communities."
ENDS
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 28,578 |
| Total number hospitalised | 3,386 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 446 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,520 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 8,608 |
| Number clusters notified | 2,734 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 15,733 |
| Median age | 46 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 27 August.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases | % of total |
| Female | 16,034 | 56.2 |
| Male | 12,517 | 43.8 |
| Unknown | 27 | 0.1 |
| Total | 28,578 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 27 August.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 286 |
| 5 - 14 | 549 |
| 15 - 24 | 2,554 |
| 25 - 34 | 4,996 |
| 35 - 44 | 5,009 |
| 45 - 54 | 5,009 |
| 55 - 64 | 3,491 |
| 65 - 74 | 1,928 |
| 75 - 84 | 2,345 |
| 85+ | 2,388 |
| Unknown | 23 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 27 August.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 30.2 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 66.7 |
| Travel abroad | 2.5 |
| Unknown | 0.7 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 27 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 | 25 |
| 5 - 14 | 18 |
| 15 - 24 | 78 |
| 25 - 34 | 205 |
| 35 - 44 | 280 |
| 45 - 54 | 454 |
| 55 - 64 | 502 |
| 65 - 74 | 594 |
| 75 - 84 | 753 |
| 85+ | 476 |
| Unknown | 1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 27 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 the day before |
| Carlow | 243 | 0.8 | +4 |
| Cavan | 892 | 3.1 | +2 |
| Clare | 457 | 1.6 | +2 |
| Cork | 1,634 | 5.7 | +1 |
| Donegal | 523 | 1.8 | No change |
| Dublin | 13,272 | 46.4 | +52 |
| Galway | 514 | 1.8 | +1 |
| Kerry | 326 | 1.1 | +1 |
| Kildare | 2,223 | 7.8 | +1 |
| Kilkenny | 398 | 1.4 | +2 |
| Laois | 382 | 1.3 | No change |
| Leitrim | 85 | 0.3 | No change |
| Limerick | 722 | 2.5 | +4 |
| Longford | 294 | 1 | +2 |
| Louth | 824 | 2.9 | +1 |
| Mayo | 587 | 2.1 | No change |
| Meath | 897 | 3.1 | +9 |
| Monaghan | 570 | 2 | +13 |
| Offaly | 622 | 2.2 | +1 |
| Roscommon | 362 | 1.2 | +8 |
| Sligo | 156 | 0.6 | No change |
| Tipperary | 691 | 2.4 | +9 |
| Waterford | 189 | 0.7 | +2 |
| Westmeath | 689 | 2.4 | +1 |
| Wexford | 286 | 1 | +8 |
| Wicklow | 740 | 2.6 | +3 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 27 August.