Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Tuesday 1 September
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 1 September 2020
- Last updated on: 2 September 2020
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 Monday 31 August, the HPSC has been notified of 217 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 29,025* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. (*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 3 confirmed cases. The figure of 29,025 confirmed cases reflects this.)
Of the cases notified today:
- 103 are men and 113 are women
- 70% are under 45 years of age
- 51% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 19 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 103 are in Dublin, 25 in Kildare, 17 in Limerick, 17 in Tipperary, 7 in Waterford, 7 in Wicklow, 6 in Clare, 5 in Louth and the remaining 30 are located in Carlow, Cavan, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kilkenny, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Westmeath and Wexford
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.
Dr. Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:
"While the number of cases today is the highest daily reported figure since May, the five day moving average remains relatively stable at 115 cases per day. However, this is still a substantial number of cases and I urge everyone to double down on their efforts now – wash hands regularly, physically distance from others, wear face coverings where appropriate, avoid crowded areas, know the symptoms, isolate and contact your GP if you have any concerns.
"Please continue to reduce your social contacts so that the virus does not get the opportunity to spread further."
ENDS
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 28,808 |
| Total number hospitalised | 3,405 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 446 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,519 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 8,637 |
| Number clusters notified | 2,733 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 15,764 |
| Median age | 46 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 30 August.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases | % of total |
| Female | 16,148 | 56.1 |
| Male | 12,632 | 43.9 |
| Unknown | 28 | 0.1 |
| Total | 28,808 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 30 August.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 294 |
| 5 - 14 | 567 |
| 15 - 24 | 2,602 |
| 25 - 34 | 5,041 |
| 35 - 44 | 5,052 |
| 45 - 54 | 5,038 |
| 55 - 64 | 3,514 |
| 65 - 74 | 1,930 |
| 75 - 84 | 2,356 |
| 85+ | 2,391 |
| Unknown | 23 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 30 August.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 30.1 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 66.7 |
| Travel abroad | 2.5 |
| Unknown | 0.8 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 30 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 | 26 |
| 5 - 14 | 19 |
| 15 - 24 | 81 |
| 25 - 34 | 209 |
| 35 - 44 | 282 |
| 45 - 54 | 457 |
| 55 - 64 | 505 |
| 65 - 74 | 595 |
| 75 - 84 | 754 |
| 85+ | 476 |
| Unknown | 1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 30 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 | 246 | 0.9 | No change |
| Cavan | 892 | 3.1 | No change |
| Clare | 465 | 1.6 | +2 |
| Cork | 1,639 | 5.7 | +1 |
| Donegal | 537 | 1.9 | No change |
| Dublin | 13,380 | 46.5 | +28 |
| Galway | 515 | 1.8 | No change |
| Kerry | 329 | 1.1 | +1 |
| Kildare | 2,247 | 7.8 | No change |
| Kilkenny | 400 | 1.4 | No change |
| Laois | 384 | 1.3 | +1 |
| Leitrim | 85 | 0.3 | No change |
| Limerick | 753 | 2.6 | +11 |
| Longford | 300 | 1 | +4 |
| Louth | 825 | 2.9 | No change |
| Mayo | 588 | 2 | No change |
| Meath | 899 | 3.1 | +1 |
| Monaghan | 570 | 2 | No change |
| Offaly | 623 | 2.2 | No change |
| Roscommon | 363 | 1.3 | +1 |
| Sligo | 157 | 0.5 | No change |
| Tipperary | 697 | 2.4 | +1 |
| Waterford | 189 | 0.7 | No change |
| Westmeath | 690 | 2.4 | +1 |
| Wexford | 294 | 1 | No change |
| Wicklow | 741 | 2.6 | -2 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 30 August.