Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Saturday 6 June
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 6 June 2020
- Last updated on: 9 June 2020
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 9 people with COVID-19 have died.
There have now been a total 1,678* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. (*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 1 death. The figure of 1,678 deaths reflects this.)
As of midnight Friday 5 June the HPSC has been notified of 24 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 25,183 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. (Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 4 confirmed cases. The figure of 25,183 confirmed cases reflects this.)
The HSE is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.
Cases as on Thursday 4 June
Today’s data from the HPSC, as of midnight, Thursday 4 June (25,159 cases), reveals:
- 57% are female and 43% are male
- the median age of confirmed cases is 48 years
- 3,319 cases (13%) have been hospitalised
- of those hospitalised, 410 cases have been admitted to ICU
- 8,059 cases are associated with healthcare workers
- Dublin has the highest number of cases at 12,127 (48% of all cases) followed by Cork with 1,528 cases (6%) and then Kildare with 1,423 cases (6%)
- of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 39%, close contact accounts for 59%, travel abroad accounts for 2%
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Hospital statistics
Note: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre have advised that totals may change due to the process of validating data.
| Total number of cases | 25,159 |
| Total number hospitalised | 3,319 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 410 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,417 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 8,059 |
| Number clusters notified | 885 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 10,197 |
| Median age | 48 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 4 June.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases | % of total |
| Female | 14,384 | 57 |
| Male | 10,743 | 43 |
| Unknown | 32 | |
| Total | 25,159 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 4 June.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases | % of total |
| 0 - 4 | 161 | 0.26 |
| 5 - 14 | 321 | 1.3 |
| 15 - 24 | 1850 | 7.4 |
| 25 - 34 | 4216 | 16.8 |
| 35 - 44 | 4425 | 17.6 |
| 45 - 54 | 4524 | 18 |
| 55 - 64 | 3228 | 12.8 |
| 65 - 74 | 1792 | 7.1 |
| 75 - 84 | 2273 | 9 |
| 85+ | 2346 | 9.3 |
| Unknown | 23 | 0.1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 4 June.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Community transmission | 39% |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 59% |
| Travel abroad | 2% |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 4 June.
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 | % of total |
| 0 - 4 | 20 | 0.6 |
| 5 - 14 | 18 | 0.5 |
| 15 - 24 | 73 | 2.2 |
| 25 - 34 | 197 | 5.9 |
| 35 - 44 | 257 | 7.8 |
| 45 - 54 | 443 | 13.4 |
| 55 - 64 | 490 | 14.7 |
| 65 - 74 | 580 | 17.5 |
| 75 - 84 | 755 | 22.7 |
| 85+ | 483 | 14.6 |
| Unknown | 3 | 0.1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 4 June.
Cases by county
Note: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre have advised that in the process of validating data and reviewing addresses, cases may be reassigned to another county.
| County | Number of cases | % of total |
| Carlow | 168 | 0.7 |
| Cavan | 858 | 3.4 |
| Clare | 368 | 1.5 |
| Cork | 1528 | 6.1 |
| Donegal | 472 | 1.9 |
| Dublin | 12127 | 48.2 |
| Galway | 481 | 1.9 |
| Kerry | 308 | 1.2 |
| Kildare | 1423 | 5.7 |
| Kilkenny | 340 | 1.4 |
| Laois | 261 | 1 |
| Leitrim | 84 | 0.3 |
| Limerick | 582 | 2.3 |
| Longford | 284 | 1.1 |
| Louth | 777 | 3.1 |
| Mayo | 570 | 2.3 |
| Meath | 805 | 3.2 |
| Monaghan | 528 | 2.1 |
| Offaly | 479 | 1.9 |
| Roscommon | 337 | 1.3 |
| Sligo | 128 | 0.5 |
| Tipperary | 540 | 2.2 |
| Waterford | 154 | 0.6 |
| Westmeath | 671 | 2.7 |
| Wexford | 214 | 0.9 |
| Wicklow | 668 | 2.7 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 4 June.