Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Sunday 20 September
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 20 September 2020
- Last updated on: 21 September 2020
There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today.
There has been a total of 1,792 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Saturday 19 September, the HPSC has been notified of 396 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 32,933* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. (*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 1 confirmed case. The figure of 32,933 confirmed cases reflects this.)
Of the cases notified today:
- 172 are men and 224 are women
- 70% are under 45 years of age
- 26% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 58 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 241 cases are in Dublin, 36 in Cork, 19 in Donegal, 12 in Galway, 11 in Meath, 11 in Kildare, 9 in Monaghan, 7 in Louth, 6 in Clare, 6 in Offaly, 6 in Waterford and 5 in Wicklow, with the remaining 27 cases spread across 11 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.
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:
"The cases we are reporting today were seeded in the last week.
"This virus spreads from person to person. We now have a collective task across the country to break the chains of transmission and stop this virus from spreading further.
"Plan to see half the number of people this week that you saw last week. When you do meet, do so safely – keep your distance, wear a face covering if appropriate and wash your hands.
"Every individual action we take to interrupt the transmission of this disease keeps ourselves and our families safe."
ENDS
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 32,537 |
| Total number hospitalised | 3,514 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 458 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,535 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 8,990 |
| Number clusters notified | 3,489 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 18,082 |
| Median age | 45 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 18 September.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases | % of total |
| Female | 18,019 | 55.4 |
| Male | 14,481 | 44.5 |
| Unknown | 37 | 0.1 |
| Total | 32,537 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 18 September.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases | Change since the day before |
| 0 - 4 | 442 | +8 |
| 5 - 14 | 909 | +20 |
| 15 - 24 | 3,411 | +66 |
| 25 - 34 | 5,687 | +39 |
| 35 - 44 | 5,600 | +46 |
| 45 - 54 | 5,536 | +35 |
| 55 - 64 | 3,875 | +35 |
| 65 - 74 | 2,152 | +14 |
| 75 - 84 | 2,452 | +7 |
| 85+ | 2,449 | +3 |
| Unknown | 24 | No change |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 18 September.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 29.4 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 67.4 |
| Travel abroad | 2.4 |
| Unknown | 0.8 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 18 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 | Change since the day before |
| 0 - 4 | 30 | +1 |
| 5 - 14 | 19 | No change |
| 15 - 24 | 90 | +2 |
| 25 - 34 | 212 | No change |
| 35 - 44 | 281 | +1 |
| 45 - 54 | 474 | +3 |
| 55 - 64 | 519 | +4 |
| 65 - 74 | 627 | +3 |
| 75 - 84 | 772 | No change |
| 85+ | 489 | No change |
| Unknown | 1 | No change |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 18 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 | 274 | 0.8 | +2 |
| Cavan | 916 | 2.8 | +4 |
| Clare | 523 | 1.6 | +4 |
| Cork | 1,747 | 5.4 | +21 |
| Donegal | 661 | 2 | +19 |
| Dublin | 15,405 | 47.3 | +166 |
| Galway | 595 | 1.8 | +2 |
| Kerry | 367 | 1.1 | +1 |
| Kildare | 2,441 | 7.5 | +7 |
| Kilkenny | 437 | 1.3 | +3 |
| Laois | 429 | 1.3 | No change |
| Leitrim | 111 | 0.3 | No change |
| Limerick | 900 | 2.8 | +5 |
| Longford | 323 | 1 | No change |
| Louth | 964 | 3 | +5 |
| Mayo | 626 | 1.9 | +3 |
| Meath | 971 | 3 | +5 |
| Monaghan | 593 | 1.8 | +2 |
| Offaly | 688 | 2.1 | +7 |
| Roscommon | 385 | 1.2 | +1 |
| Sligo | 165 | 0.5 | No change |
| Tipperary | 757 | 2.3 | +2 |
| Waterford | 308 | 0.9 | +6 |
| Westmeath | 737 | 2.3 | +1 |
| Wexford | 359 | 1.1 | +1 |
| Wicklow | 855 | 2.6 | +6 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 18 September.