Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Thursday 9 July
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 9 July 2020
- Last updated on: 10 July 2020
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 6 people with COVID-19 have died.
There has now been a total of 1,743* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. (*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 1 death. The figure of 1,743 reflects this.)
As of midnight Wednesday 8 July, the HPSC has been notified of 23 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 25,565 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.
The National Public Health Emergency Team met today (Thursday 9 July) to review Ireland’s ongoing response and preparedness to COVID-19.
Dr. Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:
"Today, NPHET has recommended that all visitors to healthcare settings, including hospitals, GP practices and pharmacies, should wear face coverings.
"15 of today’s confirmed cases are directly or indirectly related to travel. NPHET today reiterates that all non-essential travel overseas should be avoided.
“In addition, 77% of cases reported today are under 25 years of age. COVID-19 is extremely infectious and none of us are immune. It is important that we all continue to follow public health advice and risk assess our actions."
Professor Philip Nolan, Chair of the NPHET Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group, said:
"We are seeing an increase in the number of reported cases over the last 2 weeks and the R-number is now at or above 1. There is an immediate need for all of us to take care and caution in our decisions and actions."
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.
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Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 25,543 |
| Total number hospitalised | 3,328 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 436 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,484 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 8,265 |
| Number clusters notified | 1,884 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 13,019 |
| Median age | 48 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 7 July.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases | % of total |
| Female | 14,591 | 57.1 |
| Male | 10,922 | 42.8 |
| Unknown | 30 | 0.1 |
| Total | 25,543 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 7 July.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases | % of total |
| 0 - 4 | 177 | 0.7 |
| 5 - 14 | 330 | 1.3 |
| 15 - 24 | 1908 | 7.5 |
| 25 - 34 | 4296 | 16.8 |
| 35 - 44 | 4499 | 17.6 |
| 45 - 54 | 4580 | 17.9 |
| 55 - 64 | 3260 | 12.8 |
| 65 - 74 | 1805 | 7.1 |
| 75 - 84 | 2296 | 9 |
| 85+ | 2370 | 9.3 |
| Unknown | 22 | 0.1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 7 July.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 32.8 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 64.8 |
| Travel abroad | 2.4 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 7 July.
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 | % of total |
| 0 - 4 | 23 | 0.7 |
| 5 - 14 | 17 | 0.5 |
| 15 - 24 | 74 | 2.2 |
| 25 - 34 | 197 | 5.9 |
| 35 - 44 | 271 | 8.1 |
| 45 - 54 | 447 | 13.4 |
| 55 - 64 | 495 | 14.9 |
| 65 - 74 | 583 | 17.5 |
| 75 - 84 | 743 | 22.3 |
| 85+ | 476 | 14.3 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 7 July.
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.
| County | Number of cases | % of total |
| Carlow | 175 | 0.7 |
| Cavan | 865 | 3.4 |
| Clare | 368 | 1.4 |
| Cork | 1545 | 6.1 |
| Donegal | 467 | 1.8 |
| Dublin | 12266 | 48 |
| Galway | 487 | 1.9 |
| Kerry | 310 | 1.2 |
| Kildare | 1500 | 5.9 |
| Kilkenny | 356 | 1.4 |
| Laois | 265 | 1 |
| Leitrim | 82 | 0.3 |
| Limerick | 588 | 2.3 |
| Longford | 287 | 1.1 |
| Louth | 785 | 3.1 |
| Mayo | 572 | 2.2 |
| Meath | 812 | 3.2 |
| Monaghan | 539 | 2.1 |
| Offaly | 486 | 1.9 |
| Roscommon | 346 | 1.4 |
| Sligo | 146 | 0.6 |
| Tipperary | 543 | 2.1 |
| Waterford | 160 | 0.6 |
| Westmeath | 676 | 2.7 |
| Wexford | 218 | 0.9 |
| Wicklow | 699 | 2.7 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 7 July.