Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Sunday 27 September
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 27 September 2020
- Last updated on: 29 September 2020
There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today.
There has been a total of 1,802 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Saturday 26 September, the HPSC has been notified of 430 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 34,990 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
- 222 are men and 208 are women
- 72% are under 45 years of age
- 40% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 59 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 212 cases are in Dublin, 54 in Cork, 23 in Donegal, 23 in Galway, 16 in Louth, 15 in Monaghan, 12 in Clare, 12 in Meath, 9 in Cavan, 8 in Roscommon, 7 in Wicklow, 6 in Limerick, 5 in Kildare, 5 in Tipperary with the remaining 23 cases in 9 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.
Dr Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:
"As we start into this new week, I am asking every household across the country to sit together this evening and make a plan to reduce the number of people you meet this week.
"We have absolutely no room for complacency. If every person, family, workplace and organisation does not play their part the situation will continue to deteriorate.
"For people who live in Donegal and Dublin, remember Government advice is to work from home unless it is essential to attend in person. For people living in these and all other counties, assume that COVID-19 is circulating in your community and act accordingly."
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 | 34,561 |
| Total number hospitalised | 3,575 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 469 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,545 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 9,111 |
| Number clusters notified | 3,948 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 19,419 |
| Median age | 44 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 25 September.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases | Change since the day before |
| Female | 19,057 | +116 |
| Male | 15,474 | +132 |
| Unknown | 30 | +1 |
| Total | 34,561 | +249 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 25 September.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases | Change since the day before |
| 0 - 4 | 491 | +8 |
| 5 - 14 | 1,062 | +21 |
| 15 - 24 | 3,917 | +64 |
| 25 - 34 | 6,068 | +49 |
| 35 - 44 | 5,898 | +26 |
| 45 - 54 | 5,807 | +33 |
| 55 - 64 | 4,050 | +24 |
| 65 - 74 | 2,262 | +16 |
| 75 - 84 | 2,507 | +8 |
| 85+ | 2,472 | +2 |
| Unknown | 26 | No change |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 25 September.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 28.9 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 67.6 |
| Travel abroad | 2.3 |
| Unknown | 1.1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 25 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 | 29 | +1 |
| 5 - 14 | 19 | +1 |
| 15 - 24 | 91 | No change |
| 25 - 34 | 215 | +2 |
| 35 - 44 | 290 | No change |
| 45 - 54 | 482 | No change |
| 55 - 64 | 534 | +2 |
| 65 - 74 | 638 | +3 |
| 75 - 84 | 782 | No change |
| 85+ | 494 | No change |
| Unknown | 1 | No change |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 25 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 | Change since the day before |
| Carlow | 281 | No change |
| Cavan | 932 | +1 |
| Clare | 543 | +3 |
| Cork | 1,964 | +36 |
| Donegal | 850 | +37 |
| Dublin | 16,398 | +104 |
| Galway | 679 | +4 |
| Kerry | 380 | No change |
| Kildare | 2,537 | +8 |
| Kilkenny | 452 | +6 |
| Laois | 442 | +6 |
| Leitrim | 115 | +1 |
| Limerick | 925 | +3 |
| Longford | 333 | +5 |
| Louth | 1,011 | +8 |
| Mayo | 640 | No change |
| Meath | 1,026 | +3 |
| Monaghan | 628 | +5 |
| Offaly | 710 | +6 |
| Roscommon | 415 | +2 |
| Sligo | 171 | +1 |
| Tipperary | 769 | No change |
| Waterford | 330 | +2 |
| Westmeath | 764 | +8 |
| Wexford | 373 | +5 |
| Wicklow | 890 | +1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 25 September.