Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Sunday 3 May
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 3 May 2020
- Last updated on: 3 May 2020
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 19 people with COVID-19 have died.
There have now been a total 1,303 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. (Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 2 deaths. The figure of 1,303 deaths reflects this.)
As of 11am Sunday 3 May, the HPSC has been notified of 330 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 21,506 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 1 May 2020
The data from the HPSC, as of midnight, Friday 1 May (21,064 cases), reveals:
- 58% are female and 42% are male
- the median age of confirmed cases is 49 years
- 2,825 cases (13%) have been hospitalised
- of those hospitalised, 363 cases have been admitted to ICU
- 6,068 cases are associated with healthcare workers
- Dublin has the highest number of cases at 10,406 (49% of all cases) followed by Kildare with 1,242 cases (6%) and then Cork with 1,164 cases (6%)
- of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 63%, close contact accounts for 34%, travel abroad accounts for 3%
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 21,064 |
| Total number hospitalised | 2,825 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 363 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,074 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 6,068 |
| Number clusters notified | 694 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 6,966 |
| Median age | 49 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 1 May.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number | % of Total |
| Female | 12,166 | 57.8 |
| Male | 8,841 | 42 |
| Unknown | 57 | 0.3 |
| Total | 21,064 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 1 May.
Age range affected
| Age Group | Number | % of Total |
| <1 | 38 | 0.2 |
| 1 - 4 | 69 | 0.3 |
| 5 - 14 | 215 | 1 |
| 15 - 24 | 1,417 | 6.7 |
| 25 - 34 | 3,373 | 16 |
| 35 - 44 | 3,588 | 17 |
| 45 - 54 | 3,858 | 18.3 |
| 55 - 64 | 2,772 | 13.2 |
| 65+ | 5,711 | 27.1 |
| Unknown | 23 | 0.1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 1 May.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Community transmission | 63% |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 34% |
| Travel Abroad | 3% |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 1 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 local transmission.
Hospitalised cases by age group
| Age range | Number of cases | Percentage of total |
| <5 | 18 | 0.6 |
| 5 - 14 | 11 | 0.3 |
| 15 - 24 | 58 | 2 |
| 25 - 34 | 174 | 6.2 |
| 35 - 44 | 235 | 8.3 |
| 45 - 54 | 381 | 13.5 |
| 55 - 64 | 422 | 14.9 |
| 65+ | 1,524 | 53.9 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 1 May.
Cases by county
| Carlow | 126 | 0.6% |
| Cavan | 673 | 3.2% |
| Clare | 240 | 1.1% |
| Cork | 1,164 | 5.5% |
| Donegal | 461 | 2.2% |
| Dublin | 10,406 | 49.4% |
| Galway | 365 | 1.7% |
| Kerry | 295 | 1.4% |
| Kildare | 1,242 | 5.9% |
| Kilkenny | 258 | 1.2% |
| Laois | 234 | 1.1% |
| Leitrim | 67 | 0.3% |
| Limerick | 580 | 2.8% |
| Longford | 153 | 0.7% |
| Louth | 673 | 3.2% |
| Mayo | 494 | 2.3% |
| Meath | 699 | 3.3% |
| Monaghan | 409 | 1.9% |
| Offaly | 305 | 1.4% |
| Roscommon | 174 | 0.8% |
| Sligo | 117 | 0.6% |
| Tipperary | 478 | 2.3% |
| Waterford | 139 | 0.7% |
| Westmeath | 509 | 2.4% |
| Wexford | 185 | 0.9% |
| Wicklow | 618 | 2.9% |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 1 May.
- The county-by-county totals can be adjusted downwards following validation by the HPSC.