Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Tuesday 29 September
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 29 September 2020
- Last updated on: 1 October 2020
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 1 person with COVID-19 has died.
There has now been a total of 1,803 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Monday 28 September, the HPSC has been notified of 363 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 35,740 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
- 172 are men and 191 are women
- 64% are under 45 years of age
- 47% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 58 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 154 cases are in Dublin, 40 in Cork, 23 in Donegal, 16 in Wexford, 15 in Roscommon, 14 in Galway, 14 in Monaghan, 11 in Kildare, 11 in Meath, 11 in Wicklow, 9 in Limerick, 6 in Clare, 5 in Mayo, 5 in Tipperary, with the remaining 29 cases in 9 counties
The HSE is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.
Dr Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:
"Public buy-in and willingness to adhere to public health guidance remains the frontline of our defence against the spread of COVID-19. The vast majority of people continue to take the necessary steps in their everyday activities to protect themselves and others.
"If you start to experience symptoms, stay at home and contact your GP to assess your need for a COVID-19 test as soon as possible. If you have been informed that you are a close contact of someone who has the illness, please don’t meet up with other people, including your family or friends, don’t go to work or college, don’t play sport, and avail of a test when it is offered. I know that these are difficult choices for people to make, but each individual effort will make a significant impact on the spread of this disease and, ultimately, on the numbers of deaths that we can prevent this winter."
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 | 35,376 |
| Total number hospitalised | 3,593 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 468 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,546 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 9,153 |
| Number clusters notified | 3,971 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 19,592 |
| Median age | 44 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 27 September.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases | Change since the day before |
| Female | 19,464 | +199 |
| Male | 15,881 | +188 |
| Unknown | 31 | +2 |
| Total | 35,376 | +389 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 27 September.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases | Change since the day before |
| 0 - 4 | 507 | +7 |
| 5 - 14 | 1,122 | +25 |
| 15 - 24 | 4,128 | +99 |
| 25 - 34 | 6,234 | +75 |
| 35 - 44 | 6,008 | +50 |
| 45 - 54 | 5,918 | +63 |
| 55 - 64 | 4,116 | +38 |
| 65 - 74 | 2,306 | +20 |
| 75 - 84 | 2,530 | +13 |
| 85+ | 2,482 | No change |
| Unknown | 25 | -1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 27 September.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 28.8 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 67.6 |
| Travel abroad | 2.3 |
| Unknown | 1.3 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 27 September.
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 | Change since the day before |
| 0 - 4 | 29 | No change |
| 5 - 14 | 20 | No change |
| 15 - 24 | 92 | No change |
| 25 - 34 | 217 | No change |
| 35 - 44 | 291 | +1 |
| 45 - 54 | 485 | +3 |
| 55 - 64 | 539 | +3 |
| 65 - 74 | 641 | +2 |
| 75 - 84 | 784 | +1 |
| 85+ | 494 | No change |
| Unknown | 1 | No change |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 27 September.
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 | Change since the day before |
| Carlow | 281 | No change |
| Cavan | 944 | +3 |
| Clare | 562 | +4 |
| Cork | 2,045 | +27 |
| Donegal | 895 | +22 |
| Dublin | 16,815 | +207 |
| Galway | 723 | +21 |
| Kerry | 386 | +2 |
| Kildare | 2,558 | +17 |
| Kilkenny | 455 | +1 |
| Laois | 447 | +5 |
| Leitrim | 116 | No change |
| Limerick | 937 | +6 |
| Longford | 341 | +6 |
| Louth | 1,030 | +3 |
| Mayo | 645 | +1 |
| Meath | 1,043 | +5 |
| Monaghan | 657 | +14 |
| Offaly | 717 | +5 |
| Roscommon | 430 | +7 |
| Sligo | 180 | +5 |
| Tipperary | 781 | +7 |
| Waterford | 337 | +7 |
| Westmeath | 770 | +3 |
| Wexford | 381 | +7 |
| Wicklow | 900 | +4 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 27 September.