Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Sunday 21 June
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 21 June 2020
- Last updated on: 22 June 2020
There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today.
There have now been a total of 1,715 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Saturday 20 June the HPSC has been notified of 6 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 25,379* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
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
- Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 1 case. The figure of 25,379 cases reflects this.
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 25,373 |
| Total number hospitalised | 3,282 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 419 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,457 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 8,158 |
| Number clusters notified | 1,036 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 10,893 |
| Median age | 48 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 19 June.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases | % of total |
| Female | 14,498 | 57.1 |
| Male | 10,845 | 42.7 |
| Unknown | 30 | 0.12 |
| Total | 25,373 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 19 June.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases | % of total |
| 0 - 4 | 170 | 0.7 |
| 5 - 14 | 326 | 1.3 |
| 15 - 24 | 1883 | 7.4 |
| 25 - 34 | 4253 | 16.7 |
| 35 - 44 | 4467 | 17.6 |
| 45 - 54 | 4559 | 20 |
| 55 - 64 | 3243 | 12.8 |
| 65 - 74 | 1801 | 7.1 |
| 75 - 84 | 2287 | 9 |
| 85+ | 2362 | 9.3 |
| Unknown | 22 | 0.09 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 19 June.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Community transmission | 37% |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 61% |
| Travel abroad | 2% |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 19 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 | 21 | 0.6 |
| 5 - 14 | 16 | 0.5 |
| 15 - 24 | 70 | 2.1 |
| 25 - 34 | 197 | 6 |
| 35 - 44 | 263 | 8 |
| 45 - 54 | 444 | 13.5 |
| 55 - 64 | 488 | 14.9 |
| 65 - 74 | 576 | 17.6 |
| 75 - 84 | 735 | 22.4 |
| 85+ | 470 | 14.3 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.06 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 19 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 | 174 | 0.7 |
| Cavan | 862 | 3.4 |
| Clare | 369 | 1.5 |
| Cork | 1535 | 6.1 |
| Donegal | 464 | 1.8 |
| Dublin | 12263 | 48.3 |
| Galway | 485 | 1.9 |
| Kerry | 310 | 1.2 |
| Kildare | 1443 | 5.7 |
| Kilkenny | 354 | 1.4 |
| Laois | 264 | 1 |
| Leitrim | 78 | 0.3 |
| Limerick | 583 | 2.3 |
| Longford | 285 | 1.1 |
| Louth | 780 | 3.1 |
| Mayo | 572 | 2.25 |
| Meath | 807 | 3.2 |
| Monaghan | 536 | 2.1 |
| Offaly | 483 | 1.9 |
| Roscommon | 344 | 1.4 |
| Sligo | 125 | 0.5 |
| Tipperary | 541 | 2.1 |
| Waterford | 155 | 0.6 |
| Westmeath | 672 | 2.6 |
| Wexford | 216 | 0.9 |
| Wicklow | 673 | 2.7 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 19 June.