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Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Sunday 13 September

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 1 person with COVID-19 has died.

There has now been a total of 1,784 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight Saturday 12 September, the HPSC has been notified of 255 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 30,985 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

Of the cases notified today:

  • 129 are men and 123 are women
  • 68% are under 45 years of age
  • 34% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
  • 69 cases have been identified as community transmission
  • 156 are in Dublin, 22 in Waterford, 13 in Donegal, 11 in Wicklow, 9 in Limerick, 8 in Kildare, 5 in Clare and the remaining 31 cases are in Carlow, Cork, Galway, Kerry, Laois, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Offaly, Tipperary, Westmeath and Wexford

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.

ENDS

Hospital statistics

Total number of cases 30,730
Total number hospitalised 3,452
Total number admitted to ICU 450
Total number of deaths 1,526
Total number of healthcare workers 8,875
Number clusters notified 3,028
Cases associated with clusters 16,691
Median age 45
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 11 September.

Gender of patients

Gender Number of cases % of total
Female 17,139 55.8
Male 13,558 44.1
Unknown 24 0.1
Total 30,730
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 11 September.

Age range affected

Age range Number of cases
0 - 4 379
5 - 14 746
15 - 24 2,991
25 - 34 5,411
35 - 44 5,350
45 - 54 5,282
55 - 64 3,681
65 - 74 2,026
75 - 84 2,402
85+ 2,434
Unknown 24
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 11 September.

How COVID-19 is spreading

Transmission classification %
Community transmission 30.3
Close contact with confirmed case 66.1
Travel abroad 2.5
Unknown 1.1
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 11 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 28
5 - 14 19
15 - 24 84
25 - 34 211
35 - 44 278
45 - 54 464
55 - 64 509
65 - 74 609
75 - 84 762
85+ 486
Unknown 1
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 11 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 257 0.8 +1
Cavan 904 2.9 +1
Clare 497 1.6 +2
Cork 1,681 5.5 +6
Donegal 566 1.8 +5
Dublin 14,440 46.9 +114
Galway 561 1.8 +3
Kerry 348 1.2 +4
Kildare 2,362 7.7 +5
Kilkenny 428 1.4 +1
Laois 413 1.3 +5
Leitrim 106 0.3 +3
Limerick 857 2.8 +2
Longford 318 1 +3
Louth 889 2.9 +10
Mayo 600 2 +2
Meath 939 3.1 +7
Monaghan 586 1.9 No change
Offaly 664 2.2 +4
Roscommon 374 1.2 +4
Sligo 159 0.5 No change
Tipperary 740 2.5 +1
Waterford 231 0.7 +4
Westmeath 715 2.3 +3
Wexford 332 1.1 +5
Wicklow 792 2.6 +4
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 11 September.

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