Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Tuesday 10 November
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 10 November 2020
- Last updated on: 11 November 2020
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 16 additional deaths related to COVID-19. Of the deaths reported today, 14 occurred in November, 1 in October and 1 remains under investigation.
There has been a total of 1,963* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
(*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 1 death. The figure of 1,963 deaths reflects this.)
As of midnight Monday 9 November, the HPSC has been notified of 270 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 65,889* * confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
(* *Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 40 confirmed cases. The figure of 65,889 confirmed cases reflects this.)
Of the cases notified today:
- 123 are men and 147 are women
- 56% are under 45 years of age
- the median age is 42 years old
- 82 in Dublin, 21 in Donegal, 18 in Roscommon, 17 in Limerick, 17 in Tipperary and the remaining 115 cases are spread across 20 other counties
As of 2pm today, 282 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 40 are in ICU. There have been 21 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:
"The significant improvement in the profile of the disease is encouraging: the 14-day incidence of 152 cases per 100,000 is down by 51% compared to the previous two weeks.
"To maintain this positive trajectory, we need to remain vigilant to the highly infectious nature of this virus, which can easily spread from person to person through close contact and by social mixing. Our individual everyday choices to stay at home and keep our contacts to a minimum are vital to driving down the spread of COVID-19."
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.
ENDS
Today’s cases, 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population and new cases in last 14 days (as of midnight 9 November 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)
| County | Today’s Cases (to midnight 9/11/20) | 14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population (14 days to midnight 9/11/20) | New Cases during last 14 days (14 days to midnight 9/11/20) |
| Ireland | 270 | 151.5 | 7,212 |
| Donegal | 21 | 284.6 | 453 |
| Limerick | 17 | 209.3 | 408 |
| Meath | 14 | 203.0 | 396 |
| Roscommon | 18 | 173.5 | 112 |
| Westmeath | <5 | 171.2 | 152 |
| Dublin | 82 | 162.6 | 2,191 |
| Cork | 8 | 159.9 | 868 |
| Louth | 12 | 155.2 | 200 |
| Sligo | <5 | 152.6 | 100 |
| Laois | 7 | 152.3 | 129 |
| Longford | <5 | 149.2 | 61 |
| Mayo | <5 | 147.9 | 193 |
| Kerry | <5 | 141.5 | 209 |
| Cavan | 6 | 140.5 | 107 |
| Clare | 7 | 132.1 | 157 |
| Kilkenny | 8 | 131.0 | 130 |
| Carlow | <5 | 130.0 | 74 |
| Waterford | 11 | 130.0 | 151 |
| Monaghan | <5 | 125.4 | 77 |
| Tipperary | 17 | 124.1 | 198 |
| Kildare | 12 | 116.0 | 258 |
| Galway | <5 | 108.9 | 281 |
| Offaly | <5 | 106.5 | 83 |
| Wicklow | <5 | 77.2 | 110 |
| Wexford | <5 | 68.1 | 102 |
| Leitrim | <5 | 37.4 | 12 |
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 | 65,619 |
| Total number hospitalised | 4,676 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 575 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,703 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 10,944 |
| Number clusters notified | 7,313 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 32,236 |
| Median age | 39 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 8 November.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases |
| Male | 30,827 |
| Female | 34,772 |
| Unknown | 20 |
| Total | 65,619 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 8 November.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 1,577 |
| 5 - 14 | 3,848 |
| 15 - 24 | 11,382 |
| 25 - 34 | 11,122 |
| 35 - 44 | 10,305 |
| 45 - 54 | 10,005 |
| 55 - 64 | 7,169 |
| 65 - 74 | 3,824 |
| 75 - 84 | 3,364 |
| 85+ | 2,991 |
| Unknown | 32 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 8 November.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 33 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 62.5 |
| Travel abroad | 1.4 |
| Unknown | 3.1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 8 November.
Note:
When a person tests positive for COVID-19 but 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 | 48 |
| 5 - 14 | 47 |
| 15 - 24 | 143 |
| 25 - 34 | 295 |
| 35 - 44 | 378 |
| 45 - 54 | 601 |
| 55 - 64 | 690 |
| 65 - 74 | 840 |
| 75 - 84 | 1,012 |
| 85+ | 620 |
| Unknown | 2 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 8 November.
Cases by county
| County | Number of cases | Change since the day before |
| Carlow | 575 | +2 |
| Cavan | 2,096 | +4 |
| Clare | 1,379 | +7 |
| Cork | 5,832 | +10 |
| Donegal | 2,422 | +20 |
| Dublin | 24,960 | +76 |
| Galway | 2,432 | +3 |
| Kerry | 1,220 | +5 |
| Kildare | 3,851 | -1 |
| Kilkenny | 848 | +8 |
| Laois | 904 | +5 |
| Leitrim | 239 | +2 |
| Limerick | 2,270 | +32 |
| Longford | 600 | +1 |
| Louth | 1,771 | +7 |
| Mayo | 1,288 | +5 |
| Meath | 3,119 | +7 |
| Monaghan | 1,158 | +2 |
| Offaly | 1,070 | +3 |
| Roscommon | 827 | +8 |
| Sligo | 686 | +3 |
| Tipperary | 1,302 | +9 |
| Waterford | 816 | +4 |
| Westmeath | 1,464 | +4 |
| Wexford | 1,135 | +3 |
| Wicklow | 1,355 | +1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 8 November.