Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Tuesday 12 May
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 12 May 2020
- Last updated on: 12 May 2020
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 24 people with COVID-19 have died.
There have now been a total 1,488* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of 11am Tuesday 12 May the HPSC has been notified of 107 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 23,242 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.
Today’s data from the HPSC, as of midnight, Sunday 10 May (23,089 cases), reveals:
- 57% are female and 42% are male
- the median age of confirmed cases is 49 years
- 3,031 cases (13%) have been hospitalised
- of those hospitalised, 386 cases have been admitted to ICU
- 6,906 cases are associated with healthcare workers
- Dublin has the highest number of cases at 11,235 (49% of all cases) followed by Kildare with 1,337 cases (6%) and then Cork with 1,234 cases (5%)
- of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 61%, close contact accounts for 36%, travel abroad accounts for 3%
As of midnight Monday 11 May, 258,808 tests have been carried out.
Over the past week, 44,047 tests were carried out and of these 1,466 were positive, giving a positivity rate of 3.3%.
The National Public Health Emergency Team met today (Tuesday 12 May) to continue its ongoing review of Ireland’s response to COVID-19.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:
"We are continuing to examine the progress of the disease and though we are still making progress, which is giving us real encouragement, we need to keep going. We still have 70 people in ICU and over 500 people in hospital. We have more work to do."
Rachel Kenna, Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Department of Health, said:
"Today marks International Nurses Day and 2020 is also International Year of the Nurse and Midwife. We did not expect to be marking this year amidst a Global Pandemic, however, our fellow nurses and midwives have risen to the challenge and remain a vital resource to our health service.
"Our nurses and midwives are working in high risk situations on a daily basis, delivering care in PPE, making personal sacrifices and continuing to provide compassionate care in a stressful environment.
"The public actions over the last number of weeks have meant nurses and midwives can continue to deliver care to those who need it. Please continue to support them during this time, hold firm and stay safe."
ENDS
Notes to the Editor:
- Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 3 deaths. The figure of 1,488 deaths reflects this.
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 23,089 |
| Total number hospitalised | 3,031 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 386 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,237 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 6,906 |
| Number clusters notified | 759 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 8,406 |
| Median age | 49 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 10 May.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number | % of Total |
| Female | 13249 | 57.4 |
| Male | 9776 | 42.3 |
| Unknown | 64 | 0.3 |
| Total | 23,089 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 10 May.
Age range affected
| Age Group | Number | % of Total |
| <1 | 42 | 0.2 |
| 1 - 4 | 79 | 0.3 |
| 5 - 14 | 260 | 1.1 |
| 15 - 24 | 1624 | 7 |
| 25 - 34 | 3777 | 16.4 |
| 35 - 44 | 3994 | 17.3 |
| 45 - 54 | 4172 | 18.1 |
| 55 - 64 | 3014 | 13.1 |
| 65 - 74 | 1685 | 7.3 |
| 75 - 84 | 2164 | 9.4 |
| 85+ | 2252 | 9.8 |
| Unknown | 26 | 0.1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 10 May.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Community transmission | 61% |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 36% |
| Travel abroad | 3% |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 10 May.
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 | Percentage of total |
| <5 | 18 | 0.6 |
| 5 - 14 | 17 | 0.6 |
| 15 - 24 | 66 | 2.2 |
| 25 - 34 | 179 | 5.9 |
| 35 - 44 | 238 | 7.9 |
| 45 - 54 | 408 | 13.5 |
| 55 - 64 | 439 | 14.5 |
| 65 - 74 | 535 | 17.7 |
| 75 - 84 | 691 | 22.8 |
| 85+ | 438 | 14.5 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 10 May.
Cases by county
Note: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre have advised that in the process of validating data and reviewing addresses, cases may be reassigned to another county.
| Carlow | 141 | 0.6% |
| Cavan | 757 | 3.3% |
| Clare | 306 | 1.3% |
| Cork | 1234 | 5.3% |
| Donegal | 474 | 2.1% |
| Dublin | 11235 | 48.7% |
| Galway | 400 | 1.7% |
| Kerry | 305 | 1.3% |
| Kildare | 1337 | 5.8% |
| Kilkenny | 284 | 1.2% |
| Laois | 249 | 1.1% |
| Leitrim | 74 | 0.3% |
| Limerick | 588 | 2.5% |
| Longford | 269 | 1.2% |
| Louth | 733 | 3.2% |
| Mayo | 537 | 2.3% |
| Meath | 769 | 3.3% |
| Monaghan | 454 | 2% |
| Offaly | 358 | 1.6% |
| Roscommon | 297 | 1.3% |
| Sligo | 127 | 0.6% |
| Tipperary | 524 | 2.3% |
| Waterford | 143 | 0.6% |
| Westmeath | 643 | 2.8% |
| Wexford | 202 | 0.9% |
| Wicklow | 649 | 2.8% |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 10 May.