Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Saturday 5 September
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 5 September 2020
- Last updated on: 7 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 4 September, the HPSC has been notified of 231 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 29,534 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
- 115 are men and 114 are women
- 69% are under 45 years of age
- 48% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 54 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 133 are in Dublin, 18 in Kildare, 13 in Limerick, 8 in Offaly, 7 in Galway, 7 in Wicklow, 6 in Meath, 6 in Cork, 5 in Donegal, 5 in Cavan, 5 in Waterford, and the remaining 18 cases in Carlow, Clare, Kerry, Laois, Leitrim, Louth, Mayo, Monaghan, Sligo, and Tipperary
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:
"While there is a significant number of cases in Dublin today, it is important to look at the day’s figures in the context of our 7 and 14 day incidence rates. NPHET pays close attention to trends and patterns in the data over time in order to analyse the progression of COVID-19 both across the country and in particular areas or settings.
"However, it is now really important that people in Dublin keep their social contacts as low as possible. It is also vitally important that if you feel unwell, you self-isolate immediately. Phone your GP without delay if you have a concern. Know the symptoms to pay close attention to - cough, shortness of breath, fever, loss of sense of taste or smell.
"Given the increase in the number of cases in Dublin, the HSE has opened two pop-up COVID-19 swabbing centres in Dublin this weekend, at Croke Park and at Castleknock Health Centre. Please come forward for testing if you have any concerns. Remember that if you do need a test, it will be free."
ENDS
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 29,303 |
| Total number hospitalised | 3,418 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 448 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,519 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 8,719 |
| Number clusters notified | 2,848 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 16,107 |
| Median age | 46 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 3 September.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases | % of total |
| Female | 16,400 | 56 |
| Male | 12,875 | 43.9 |
| Unknown | 28 | 0.1 |
| Total | 29,303 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 3 September.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 315 |
| 5 - 14 | 622 |
| 15 - 24 | 2,713 |
| 25 - 34 | 5,127 |
| 35 - 44 | 5,115 |
| 45 - 54 | 5,101 |
| 55 - 64 | 3,554 |
| 65 - 74 | 1,947 |
| 75 - 84 | 2,374 |
| 85+ | 2,411 |
| Unknown | 24 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 3 September.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 30.1 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 66.7 |
| Travel abroad | 2.5 |
| Unknown | 0.8 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 3 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 |
| 0 - 4 | 26 |
| 5 - 14 | 20 |
| 15 - 24 | 81 |
| 25 - 34 | 209 |
| 35 - 44 | 278 |
| 45 - 54 | 458 |
| 55 - 64 | 504 |
| 65 - 74 | 598 |
| 75 - 84 | 760 |
| 85+ | 483 |
| Unknown | 1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 3 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 | % of total | Change since the day before |
| Carlow | 253 | 0.9 | +2 |
| Cavan | 895 | 3.1 | No change |
| Clare | 477 | 1.6 | +3 |
| Cork | 1,649 | 5.6 | +4 |
| Donegal | 540 | 1.9 | No change |
| Dublin | 13,611 | 46.4 | +24 |
| Galway | 518 | 1.8 | +1 |
| Kerry | 338 | 1.1 | +8 |
| Kildare | 2,293 | 7.8 | +13 |
| Kilkenny | 413 | 1.4 | +6 |
| Laois | 390 | 1.3 | +3 |
| Leitrim | 87 | 0.3 | +1 |
| Limerick | 791 | 2.7 | +6 |
| Longford | 303 | 1 | +1 |
| Louth | 838 | 2.9 | +6 |
| Mayo | 589 | 2 | No change |
| Meath | 913 | 3.1 | +2 |
| Monaghan | 575 | 2 | +2 |
| Offaly | 633 | 2.2 | +4 |
| Roscommon | 364 | 1.3 | No change |
| Sligo | 157 | 0.5 | No change |
| Tipperary | 724 | 2.5 | +5 |
| Waterford | 204 | 0.7 | +4 |
| Westmeath | 694 | 2.4 | No change |
| Wexford | 305 | 1 | +3 |
| Wicklow | 749 | 2.6 | No change |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 3 September.