Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Saturday 3 October
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 3 October 2020
- Last updated on: 5 October 2020
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 10 people with COVID-19 have died.
There has now been a total of 1,810* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. (*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 1 death. The figure of 1,810 reflects this. 8 of the 10 deaths reported today occurred prior to September 2020.)
As of midnight Friday 2 October, the HPSC has been notified of 613 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 37,668* * confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. (* *Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 8 cases. The figure of 37,668 reflects this.)
Of the cases notified today:
- 315 are men and 294 are women
- 68% are under 45 years of age
- 30% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 58 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 224 cases are in Dublin, 58 in Donegal, 46 in Cork, 44 in Kildare, 31 in Limerick, 28 in Laois, 21 in Kerry, 19 in Galway, 17 in Clare, 13 in Meath, 12 in Louth, 12 in Monaghan, 9 in Offaly, 9 in Tipperary, 9 in Wicklow, 8 in Cavan, 8 in Wexford, 7 in Carlow, 7 in Sligo, 7 in Roscommon, 6 in Mayo, 5 in Kilkenny, 5 in Westmeath, with the remaining 7 cases in 3 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.
Dr. Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health said:
"The numbers being reported today and over the past week represent a significant escalation in the profile of COVID-19 in Ireland.
"For those aged 70+ and those who are medically vulnerable to COVID-19, it is strongly recommended that you should limit the number of people you meet to a very small core group of family members, carers or friends, for short periods of time, while remaining physically distant.
"We need to work together once again to make a significant impact on the number of cases in the community, and ultimately to reduce the number of people getting sick, being admitted to hospital and critical care, while protecting non-COVID healthcare services. I urge people in every county to follow the public health advice to stop the further spread of COVID-19."
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 | 37,057 |
| Total number hospitalised | 3,643 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 474 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,556 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 9,294 |
| Number clusters notified | 4,330 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 20,780 |
| Median age | 44 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 1 October.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases | Change since the day before |
| Female | 20,329 | +238 |
| Male | 16,694 | +223 |
| Unknown | 34 | +3 |
| Total | 37,057 | +464 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 1 October.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases | Change since the day before |
| 0 - 4 | 553 | +12 |
| 5 - 14 | 1,221 | +34 |
| 15 - 24 | 4,539 | +113 |
| 25 - 34 | 6,520 | +77 |
| 35 - 44 | 6,276 | +80 |
| 45 - 54 | 6,162 | +77 |
| 55 - 64 | 4,296 | +40 |
| 65 - 74 | 2,391 | +21 |
| 75 - 84 | 2,573 | +6 |
| 85+ | 2,502 | +4 |
| Unknown | 24 | No change |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 1 October.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 28.5 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 68 |
| Travel abroad | 2.3 |
| Unknown | 1.2 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 1 October.
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 | 31 | No change |
| 5 - 14 | 26 | +2 |
| 15 - 24 | 99 | +3 |
| 25 - 34 | 220 | +1 |
| 35 - 44 | 295 | No change |
| 45 - 54 | 491 | +1 |
| 55 - 64 | 541 | No change |
| 65 - 74 | 653 | +3 |
| 75 - 84 | 791 | +1 |
| 85+ | 495 | No change |
| Unknown | 1 | No change |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 1 October.
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 | 292 | +1 |
| Cavan | 972 | +9 |
| Clare | 609 | +9 |
| Cork | 2,253 | +61 |
| Donegal | 1,013 | +36 |
| Dublin | 17,496 | +181 |
| Galway | 796 | +10 |
| Kerry | 405 | +12 |
| Kildare | 2,613 | +19 |
| Kilkenny | 472 | +9 |
| Laois | 461 | +1 |
| Leitrim | 118 | No change |
| Limerick | 983 | +19 |
| Longford | 372 | +9 |
| Louth | 1,054 | +8 |
| Mayo | 654 | +5 |
| Meath | 1,097 | +12 |
| Monaghan | 697 | +4 |
| Offaly | 739 | +9 |
| Roscommon | 470 | +9 |
| Sligo | 183 | +1 |
| Tipperary | 806 | +7 |
| Waterford | 345 | +1 |
| Westmeath | 791 | +9 |
| Wexford | 410 | +6 |
| Wicklow | 952 | +18 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 1 October.