Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Sunday 29 November
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 29 November 2020
- Last updated on: 1 December 2020
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 2 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
There has been a total of 2,052 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Saturday 28 November, the HPSC has been notified of 299 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 72,241 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
- 158 are men and 141 are women
- 67% are under 45 years of age
- the median age is 34 years old
- 94 are in Dublin, 41 in Donegal, 27 in Wicklow, 14 in Louth, 13 in Limerick and the remaining 110 cases are spread across 20 other counties
As of 2pm today, 257 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 30 are in ICU. There have been 7 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.
ENDS
Today’s cases, 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population and new cases in last 14 days (as of midnight 28 November 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)
| County | Today’s Cases (to midnight 28/11/20) | 14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population (14 days to midnight 28/11/20) | New Cases during last 14 days (14 days to midnight 28/11/20) |
| Ireland | 299 | 92.3 | 4,393 |
| Donegal | 41 | 219.9 | 350 |
| Louth | 14 | 184.7 | 238 |
| Limerick | 13 | 166.8 | 325 |
| Kilkenny | 11 | 132 | 131 |
| Roscommon | <5 | 105.4 | 68 |
| Dublin | 94 | 104.3 | 1,405 |
| Waterford | 5 | 103.3 | 120 |
| Meath | 11 | 99 | 193 |
| Tipperary | 13 | 87.7 | 140 |
| Longford | <5 | 85.6 | 35 |
| Wicklow | 27 | 84.3 | 120 |
| Monaghan | <5 | 83.1 | 51 |
| Mayo | 5 | 80.5 | 105 |
| Carlow | 7 | 75.5 | 43 |
| Cork | 7 | 73.9 | 401 |
| Clare | <5 | 68.2 | 81 |
| Kildare | 13 | 63.4 | 141 |
| Cavan | <5 | 61.7 | 47 |
| Sligo | <5 | 61.0 | 40 |
| Offaly | 5 | 59 | 46 |
| Laois | <5 | 50.8 | 43 |
| Kerry | <5 | 46.7 | 69 |
| Westmeath | <5 | 45.1 | 40 |
| Galway | 11 | 44.6 | 115 |
| Wexford | <5 | 26 | 39 |
| Leitrim | 0 | 21.8 | 7 |
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 71,942 |
| Total number hospitalised | 5,191 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 619 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,791 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 11,846 |
| Number clusters notified | 9,393 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 39,448 |
| Median age | 39 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 27 November.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases |
| Male | 33,865 |
| Female | 38,044 |
| Unknown | 33 |
| Total | 71,942 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 27 November.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 1,849 |
| 5 - 14 | 4,519 |
| 15 - 24 | 12,604 |
| 25 - 34 | 12,093 |
| 35 - 44 | 11,281 |
| 45 - 54 | 10,889 |
| 55 - 64 | 7,709 |
| 65 - 74 | 4,140 |
| 75 - 84 | 3,638 |
| 85+ | 3,186 |
| Unknown | 34 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 27 November.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 30.6 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 66.9 |
| Travel abroad | 1.4 |
| Unknown | 1.1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 27 November.
Note:
When a person tests positive for COVID-19 but 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 | 57 |
| 5 - 14 | 49 |
| 15 - 24 | 168 |
| 25 - 34 | 318 |
| 35 - 44 | 415 |
| 45 - 54 | 659 |
| 55 - 64 | 747 |
| 65 - 74 | 924 |
| 75 - 84 | 1,150 |
| 85+ | 702 |
| Unknown | 2 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 27 November.
Cases by county
| County | Number of cases | Change since the day before |
| Carlow | 623 | +1 |
| Cavan | 2,184 | No change |
| Clare | 1,492 | +1 |
| Cork | 6,375 | +18 |
| Donegal | 2,906 | +26 |
| Dublin | 26,899 | +91 |
| Galway | 2,631 | +14 |
| Kerry | 1,329 | +6 |
| Kildare | 4,073 | +6 |
| Kilkenny | 1,002 | +10 |
| Laois | 974 | +4 |
| Leitrim | 264 | No change |
| Limerick | 2,746 | +16 |
| Longford | 648 | No change |
| Louth | 2,109 | +3 |
| Mayo | 1,429 | +5 |
| Meath | 3,394 | +1 |
| Monaghan | 1,234 | +1 |
| Offaly | 1,158 | +4 |
| Roscommon | 940 | +6 |
| Sligo | 740 | +2 |
| Tipperary | 1,495 | +3 |
| Waterford | 1,034 | +16 |
| Westmeath | 1,548 | +3 |
| Wexford | 1,197 | +1 |
| Wicklow | 1,518 | +5 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 27 November.