Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Tuesday 15 December
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 15 December 2020
- Last updated on: 16 December 2020
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 8 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
There has been a total of 2,134 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Monday 14 December, the HPSC has been notified of 329 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 76,776 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
- 162 are men and 166 are women
- 64% are under 45 years of age
- the median age is 37 years old
- 86 in Dublin, 41 in Louth, 34 in Donegal, 25 in Limerick, 17 in Kildare and the remaining 126 cases are spread across another 20 counties
As of 2pm today, 196 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 31 are in ICU. There have been 13 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
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 14 December 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)
| County | Today’s Cases (to midnight 14/12/20) | 14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population (14 days to midnight 14/12/20) | New Cases during last 14 days (14 days to midnight 14/12/20) |
| Ireland | 329 | 84.7 | 4,032 |
| Donegal | 34 | 236.8 | 377 |
| Louth | 41 | 192.4 | 248 |
| Kilkenny | 12 | 191.5 | 190 |
| Carlow | 7 | 165.1 | 94 |
| Longford | <5 | 132.1 | 54 |
| Limerick | 25 | 128.8 | 251 |
| Monaghan | 11 | 128.7 | 79 |
| Cavan | 12 | 119.5 | 91 |
| Mayo | 9 | 108 | 141 |
| Laois | 5 | 100.4 | 85 |
| Wicklow | <5 | 97.6 | 139 |
| Dublin | 86 | 92.7 | 1,249 |
| Waterford | 5 | 78.3 | 91 |
| Offaly | 6 | 70.5 | 55 |
| Tipperary | <5 | 70.2 | 112 |
| Kildare | 17 | 64.3 | 143 |
| Meath | 10 | 62.5 | 122 |
| Sligo | <5 | 48.8 | 32 |
| Wexford | 12 | 48.8 | 73 |
| Galway | <5 | 48.4 | 125 |
| Roscommon | <5 | 43.4 | 28 |
| Westmeath | 8 | 36 | 32 |
| Kerry | 8 | 32.5 | 48 |
| Cork | 7 | 25.2 | 137 |
| Leitrim | 0 | 25 | 8 |
| Clare | <5 | 23.6 | 28 |
Note:
The 5 day moving average of cases is 316.
The 7 day incidence rate is 44.4 per 100,000 of population.
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 76,447 |
| Total number hospitalised | 5,451 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 647 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,874 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 12,557 |
| Number clusters notified | 10,180 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 42,474 |
| Median age | 39 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 13 December.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases |
| Male | 36,044 |
| Female | 40,367 |
| Unknown | 36 |
| Total | 76,447 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 13 December.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 2,041 |
| 5 - 14 | 5,098 |
| 15 - 24 | 13,287 |
| 25 - 34 | 12,833 |
| 35 - 44 | 11,991 |
| 45 - 54 | 11,531 |
| 55 - 64 | 8,121 |
| 65 - 74 | 4,369 |
| 75 - 84 | 3,823 |
| 85+ | 3,335 |
| Unknown | 28 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 13 December.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 30 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 67.7 |
| Travel abroad | 1.4 |
| Unknown | 1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 13 December.
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 | 58 |
| 5 - 14 | 52 |
| 15 - 24 | 182 |
| 25 - 34 | 342 |
| 35 - 44 | 427 |
| 45 - 54 | 681 |
| 55 - 64 | 780 |
| 65 - 74 | 989 |
| 75 - 84 | 1,202 |
| 85+ | 736 |
| Unknown | 2 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 13 December.
Cases by county
| County | Number of cases | Change since the day before |
| Carlow | 729 | +9 |
| Cavan | 2,268 | +4 |
| Clare | 1,529 | No change |
| Cork | 6,529 | +10 |
| Donegal | 3,320 | +24 |
| Dublin | 28,319 | +76 |
| Galway | 2,804 | +4 |
| Kerry | 1,379 | +19 |
| Kildare | 4,227 | +16 |
| Kilkenny | 1,223 | +10 |
| Laois | 1,073 | +8 |
| Leitrim | 273 | No change |
| Limerick | 3,021 | +18 |
| Longford | 709 | +1 |
| Louth | 2,359 | +9 |
| Mayo | 1,586 | +12 |
| Meath | 3,517 | +6 |
| Monaghan | 1,320 | No change |
| Offaly | 1,216 | +1 |
| Roscommon | 974 | No change |
| Sligo | 776 | +1 |
| Tipperary | 1,644 | +5 |
| Waterford | 1,129 | +8 |
| Westmeath | 1,564 | No change |
| Wexford | 1,267 | +14 |
| Wicklow | 1,692 | +7 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 13 December.