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Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Sunday 30 August

There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today.

There has been a total of 1,777 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight Saturday 29 August, the HPSC has been notified of 42 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 28,760* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. (*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 2 confirmed cases. The figure of 28,760 confirmed cases reflects this.)

Of the cases notified today:

  • 20 are men and 22 are women
  • 71% are under 45 years of age
  • 15 are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
  • 6 cases have been identified as community transmission
  • 24 are in Dublin, 6 in Limerick, and the remaining 12 are located in Carlow, Clare, Galway, Kildare, Longford, Offaly, and Sligo

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 28,718
Total number hospitalised 3,394
Total number admitted to ICU 446
Total number of deaths 1,519
Total number of healthcare workers 8,621
Number clusters notified 2,741
Cases associated with clusters 15,743
Median age 46
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 28 August.

Gender of patients

Gender Number of cases % of total
Female 16,101 56.1
Male 12,589 43.8
Unknown 28 0.1
Total 28,718
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 28 August.

Age range affected

Age range Number of cases
0 - 4 290
5 - 14 560
15 - 24 2,579
25 - 34 5,025
35 - 44 5,036
45 - 54 5,028
55 - 64 3,503
65 - 74 1,931
75 - 84 2,352
85+ 2,391
Unknown 23
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 28 August.

How COVID-19 is spreading

Transmission classification %
Community transmission 30.3
Close contact with confirmed case 66.4
Travel abroad 2.5
Unknown 0.9
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 28 August.

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 25
5 - 14 18
15 - 24 79
25 - 34 208
35 - 44 280
45 - 54 456
55 - 64 504
65 - 74 594
75 - 84 753
85+ 476
Unknown 1
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 28 August.

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 % of total Change since the day before
Carlow 244 0.8 +1
Cavan 892 3.1 No change
Clare 461 1.6 +4
Cork 1,638 5.7 +4
Donegal 537 1.8 +14
Dublin 13,330 46.4 +58
Galway 514 1.8 No change
Kerry 328 1.1 +2
Kildare 2,243 7.8 +20
Kilkenny 400 1.4 +2
Laois 383 1.3 +1
Leitrim 85 0.3 No change
Limerick 736 2.5 +14
Longford 294 1 No change
Louth 825 2.9 +1
Mayo 588 2.1 +1
Meath 898 3.1 +1
Monaghan 570 2 No change
Offaly 622 2.2 No change
Roscommon 362 1.2 No change
Sligo 156 0.6 No change
Tipperary 697 2.4 +6
Waterford 189 0.7 No change
Westmeath 689 2.4 No change
Wexford 294 1 +8
Wicklow 743 2.6 +3
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 28 August.

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