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Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Sunday 6 September

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 5 September, the HPSC has been notified of 138 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 29,672 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

Of the cases notified today:

  • 59 are men and 79 are women
  • 67% are under 45 years of age
  • 39% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
  • 23 cases have been identified as community transmission
  • 68 are in Dublin, 13 in Limerick, 9 in Galway, 9 in Kildare, 5 in Cork, 5 in Wexford, 5 in Wicklow, and the remaining 24 cases in Carlow, Clare, Donegal, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Longford, Mayo, Meath, Offaly, Roscommon, Tipperary, Waterford, and Westmeath

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 29,534
Total number hospitalised 3,424
Total number admitted to ICU 448
Total number of deaths 1,519
Total number of healthcare workers 8,742
Number clusters notified 2,865
Cases associated with clusters 16,147
Median age 46
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 4 September.

Gender of patients

Gender Number of cases % of total
Female 16,514 55.9
Male 12,990 44
Unknown 30 0.1
Total 29,534
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 4 September.

Age range affected

Age range Number of cases
0 - 4 321
5 - 14 636
15 - 24 2,761
25 - 34 5,178
35 - 44 5,157
45 - 54 5,129
55 - 64 3,571
65 - 74 1,962
75 - 84 2,381
85+ 2,414
Unknown 24
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 4 September.

How COVID-19 is spreading

Transmission classification %
Community transmission 30.2
Close contact with confirmed case 66.4
Travel abroad 2.5
Unknown 0.9
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 4 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
0 - 4 26
5 - 14 20
15 - 24 83
25 - 34 209
35 - 44 278
45 - 54 458
55 - 64 505
65 - 74 601
75 - 84 760
85+ 483
Unknown 1
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 4 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 % of total Change since the day before
Carlow 254 0.9 +1
Cavan 900 3.1 +5
Clare 478 1.6 +1
Cork 1,655 5.6 +6
Donegal 545 1.8 +5
Dublin 13,744 46.5 +133
Galway 525 1.8 +7
Kerry 340 1.2 +2
Kildare 2,311 7.8 +18
Kilkenny 413 1.4 No change
Laois 392 1.3 +2
Leitrim 89 0.3 +2
Limerick 804 2.7 +13
Longford 303 1 No change
Louth 840 2.8 +2
Mayo 591 2 +2
Meath 919 3.1 +6
Monaghan 578 2 +3
Offaly 641 2.2 +8
Roscommon 364 1.2 No change
Sligo 158 0.5 +1
Tipperary 726 2.5 +2
Waterford 209 0.7 +5
Westmeath 694 2.3 No change
Wexford 305 1 No change
Wicklow 756 2.6 +7
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 4 September.

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