Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Thursday 29 October
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 29 October 2020
- Last updated on: 30 October 2020
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 6 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
There has been a total of 1,902 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Wednesday 28 October, the HPSC has been notified of 866 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 60,297 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
- 428 are men and 438 are women
- 63% are under 45 years of age
- the median age is 35 years old
- 242 in Dublin, 166 in Cork, 56 in Donegal, 54 in Galway, 44 in Meath and the remaining 304 cases are spread across another 20 counties
As of 2pm today, 328 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 43 are in ICU. There have been 15 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:
"If you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, it is vitally important that you self-isolate and phone your GP for further advice.
"Self-isolate means staying in your room and avoiding contact with other members of your household. Doing this will protect those you live with by interrupting the chain of transmission.
"I again appeal to everyone to behave as though you are a close contact. Stay at home, other than for essential reasons."
The COVID-19 Enhanced Illness Benefit payment is for workers and the self-employed who cannot work in the short term because they have been medically certified to self-isolate or are ill due to COVID-19. More details are available here.
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.
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Notes
For more information on self-isolation from the HSE, click here. Watch a video on how and when to self-isolate with Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan here.
For more information on restricting your movements from the HSE, click here. Watch a video on how and when to restrict your movements with Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Heather Burns here.
Today’s cases, 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population and new cases in last 14 days (as of midnight 28 October 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)
| County | Today’s Cases (to midnight 28/10/20) | 14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population (14 days to midnight 28/10/20) | New Cases during last 14 days (14 days to midnight 28/10/20) |
| IRELAND | 866 | 292.1 | 13,907 |
| Cavan | 19 | 753.5 | 574 |
| Meath | 44 | 561.9 | 1,096 |
| Westmeath | 10 | 404.4 | 359 |
| Sligo | 7 | 401.3 | 263 |
| Galway | 54 | 354.6 | 915 |
| Cork | 166 | 331.4 | 1,799 |
| Carlow | 6 | 323.2 | 184 |
| Donegal | 56 | 317.2 | 505 |
| Monaghan | 6 | 309.5 | 190 |
| Limerick | 35 | 307.3 | 599 |
| Louth | 25 | 295.6 | 381 |
| Kildare | 32 | 290.3 | 647 |
| Longford | 5 | 281.4 | 115 |
| Kerry | 21 | 270.8 | 400 |
| Wexford | 29 | 258.5 | 387 |
| Clare | 20 | 255.0 | 303 |
| Dublin | 242 | 253.5 | 3,415 |
| Mayo | 10 | 246.7 | 322 |
| Roscommon | <5 | 232.4 | 150 |
| Laois | 11 | 230.2 | 195 |
| Waterford | 24 | 228.1 | 265 |
| Offaly | 10 | 224.5 | 175 |
| Leitrim | <5 | 174.8 | 56 |
| Kilkenny | 5 | 170.3 | 169 |
| Wicklow | 11 | 148.1 | 211 |
| Tipperary | 15 | 145.4 | 232 |
Note:
The lowest national 14-day incidence rate was on 3 July 2020 when the rate was 2.98 cases per 100,000 population.
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 59,431 |
| Total number hospitalised | 4,302 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 539 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,642 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 10,405 |
| Number clusters notified | 6,372 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 28,514 |
| Median age | 40 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 27 October.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases |
| Male | 27,830 |
| Female | 31,568 |
| Unknown | 33 |
| Total | 59,431 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 27 October.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 1,317 |
| 5 - 14 | 3,153 |
| 15 - 24 | 10,284 |
| 25 - 34 | 10,142 |
| 35 - 44 | 9,353 |
| 45 - 54 | 9,117 |
| 55 - 64 | 6,580 |
| 65 - 74 | 3,460 |
| 75 - 84 | 3,146 |
| 85+ | 2,850 |
| Unknown | 29 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 27 October.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 29.4 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 60.8 |
| Travel abroad | 1.6 |
| Unknown | 8.2 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 27 October.
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 | 44 |
| 5 - 14 | 39 |
| 15 - 24 | 128 |
| 25 - 34 | 268 |
| 35 - 44 | 347 |
| 45 - 54 | 561 |
| 55 - 64 | 643 |
| 65 - 74 | 765 |
| 75 - 84 | 928 |
| 85+ | 577 |
| Unknown | 2 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 27 October.
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 | 519 | +13 |
| Cavan | 2,005 | +11 |
| Clare | 1,246 | +17 |
| Cork | 5,086 | +103 |
| Donegal | 2,010 | +20 |
| Dublin | 23,065 | +193 |
| Galway | 2,167 | +13 |
| Kerry | 1,032 | +17 |
| Kildare | 3,647 | +43 |
| Kilkenny | 733 | +5 |
| Laois | 785 | +7 |
| Leitrim | 227 | No change |
| Limerick | 1,931 | +48 |
| Longford | 551 | +7 |
| Louth | 1,610 | +27 |
| Mayo | 1,103 | +4 |
| Meath | 2,808 | +69 |
| Monaghan | 1,092 | +6 |
| Offaly | 1,013 | +6 |
| Roscommon | 737 | +5 |
| Sligo | 593 | +4 |
| Tipperary | 1,142 | +20 |
| Waterford | 682 | +4 |
| Westmeath | 1,343 | +13 |
| Wexford | 1,043 | +4 |
| Wicklow | 1,261 | +13 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 27 October.