Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Sunday 24 May
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 24 May 2020
- Last updated on: 25 May 2020
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 4 people with COVID-19 have died.
There have now been a total 1,608 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of 11am Sunday 24 May the HPSC has been notified of 57 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 24,639 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.
Cases as on Friday 22 May 2020
The data from the HPSC, as of midnight, Friday 22 May (24,569 cases), reveals:
- 57% are female and 43% are male
- the median age of confirmed cases is 48 years
- 3,222 cases (13%) have been hospitalised
- of those hospitalised, 394 cases have been admitted to ICU
- 7,819 cases are associated with healthcare workers
- Dublin has the highest number of cases at 11,873 (48% of all cases) followed by Cork with 1,428 cases (6%) and then Kildare with 1,392 cases (6%)
- of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 59%, close contact accounts for 38%, travel abroad accounts for 3%
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Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 24,569 |
| Total number hospitalised | 3,222 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 394 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,343 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 7,819 |
| Number clusters notified | 844 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 9,509 |
| Median age | 48 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 22 May.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases | % of total |
| Female | 14,064 | 57.2 |
| Male | 10,468 | 42.6 |
| Unknown | 37 | 0.2 |
| Total | 24,569 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 22 May.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases | % of total |
| 0 - 1 | 44 | 0.2 |
| 1 - 4 | 101 | 0.4 |
| 5 - 14 | 291 | 1.2 |
| 15 - 24 | 1792 | 7.3 |
| 25 - 34 | 4135 | 16.8 |
| 35 - 44 | 4326 | 17.6 |
| 45 - 54 | 4415 | 18 |
| 55 - 64 | 3158 | 12.9 |
| 65 - 74 | 1753 | 7.1 |
| 75 - 84 | 2224 | 9.1 |
| 85+ | 2306 | 9.4 |
| Unknown | 24 | 0.1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 22 May.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Community transmission | 59% |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 38% |
| Travel abroad | 3% |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 22 May.
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 | 19 | 0.6 |
| 5 - 14 | 17 | 0.5 |
| 15 - 24 | 71 | 2.2 |
| 25 - 34 | 193 | 6 |
| 35 - 44 | 248 | 7.7 |
| 45 - 54 | 430 | 13.3 |
| 55 - 64 | 478 | 14.8 |
| 65 - 74 | 563 | 17.5 |
| 75 - 84 | 726 | 22.5 |
| 85+ | 474 | 14.7 |
| Unknown | 3 | 0.1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 22 May.
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 | 152 | 0.6 |
| Cavan | 824 | 3.4 |
| Clare | 321 | 1.3 |
| Cork | 1428 | 5.8 |
| Donegal | 478 | 1.9 |
| Dublin | 11873 | 48.3 |
| Galway | 458 | 1.9 |
| Kerry | 308 | 1.3 |
| Kildare | 1392 | 5.7 |
| Kilkenny | 334 | 1.4 |
| Laois | 256 | 1 |
| Leitrim | 82 | 0.3 |
| Limerick | 616 | 2.5 |
| Longford | 280 | 1.1 |
| Louth | 756 | 3.1 |
| Mayo | 568 | 2.3 |
| Meath | 797 | 3.2 |
| Monaghan | 501 | 2 |
| Offaly | 478 | 1.9 |
| Roscommon | 318 | 1.3 |
| Sligo | 129 | 0.5 |
| Tipperary | 528 | 2.1 |
| Waterford | 151 | 0.6 |
| Westmeath | 663 | 2.7 |
| Wexford | 217 | 0.9 |
| Wicklow | 661 | 2.7 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 22 May.