Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Sunday 26 July
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 26 July 2020
- Last updated on: 4 August 2020
There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today.
There has now been a total of 1,764 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Saturday 25 July, the HPSC has been notified of 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 25,881 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
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 25,869 |
| Total number hospitalised | 3,345 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 438 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,506 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 8,384 |
| Number clusters notified | 2,282 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 13,859 |
| Median age | 48 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 24 July.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases | % of total |
| Female | 14,761 | 57.1 |
| Male | 11,079 | 42.8 |
| Unknown | 28 | 0.1 |
| Total | 25,869 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 24 July.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 186 |
| 5 - 14 | 342 |
| 15 - 24 | 1973 |
| 25 - 34 | 4379 |
| 35 - 44 | 4553 |
| 45 - 54 | 4626 |
| 55 - 64 | 3281 |
| 65 - 74 | 1831 |
| 75 - 84 | 2304 |
| 85+ | 2373 |
| Unknown | 21 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 24 July.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 32 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 66 |
| Travel abroad | 2 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 24 July.
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 | 22 |
| 5 - 14 | 18 |
| 15 - 24 | 76 |
| 25 - 34 | 198 |
| 35 - 44 | 274 |
| 45 - 54 | 449 |
| 55 - 64 | 498 |
| 65 - 74 | 587 |
| 75 - 84 | 745 |
| 85+ | 477 |
| Unknown | 1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 24 July.
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.
| County | Number of cases | % of total | Change since previous day |
| Carlow | 179 | 0.7 | No change |
| Cavan | 867 | 3.4 | No change |
| Clare | 372 | 1.4 | +3 |
| Cork | 1562 | 6 | +3 |
| Donegal | 472 | 1.8 | No change |
| Dublin | 12450 | 48.1 | +11 |
| Galway | 493 | 1.9 | No change |
| Kerry | 317 | 1.2 | +1 |
| Kildare | 1534 | 5.9 | +2 |
| Kilkenny | 356 | 1.4 | No change |
| Laois | 268 | 1 | +1 |
| Leitrim | 83 | 0.3 | No change |
| Limerick | 591 | 2.3 | No change |
| Longford | 288 | 1.1 | +1 |
| Louth | 792 | 3.1 | No change |
| Mayo | 575 | 2.2 | No change |
| Meath | 826 | 3.2 | +2 |
| Monaghan | 541 | 2.1 | No change |
| Offaly | 487 | 1.9 | No change |
| Roscommon | 346 | 1.3 | No change |
| Sligo | 148 | 0.6 | No change |
| Tipperary | 544 | 2.1 | +1 |
| Waterford | 166 | 0.6 | No change |
| Westmeath | 677 | 2.6 | No change |
| Wexford | 223 | 0.9 | No change |
| Wicklow | 712 | 2.8 | No change |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 24 July.