Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Wednesday 26 August
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 26 August 2020
- Last updated on: 27 August 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 Tuesday 25 August, the HPSC has been notified of 164 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 28,363* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. (*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 2 confirmed cases. The figure of 28,363 confirmed cases reflects this.)
Of the cases notified today:
- 83 are men and 81 are women
- 65% are under 45 years of age
- 80 are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 21 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 93 are in Dublin, 22 in Kildare, 10 in Tipperary, 9 in Cork, 8 in Carlow, 6 in Waterford, 6 in Offaly and the remaining 10 cases are in Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick, Louth and Roscommon
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:
"We have seen a significant number of cases in Dublin, Kildare, Tipperary, Limerick, Cork and Carlow over the past number of days. I would urge people everywhere to follow the public health advice and reduce mixing of households where at all possible.
"As we head into Autumn when people are more likely to have cold or ‘flu-like symptoms please do not adopt a wait and see approach. The greatest protection you can give your family and friends is to isolate as soon as you have any symptoms and contact your GP by phone. Remember, there should be no charge for either a consultation with your GP nor for a COVID-19 test should you require one.”
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Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 28,199 |
| Total number hospitalised | 3,397 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 444 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,519 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 8,567 |
| Number clusters notified | 2,633 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 15,357 |
| Median age | 46 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 24 August.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases | % of total |
| Female | 15,857 | 56.2 |
| Male | 12,313 | 43.7 |
| Unknown | 29 | 0.1 |
| Total | 28,199 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 24 August.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 277 |
| 5 - 14 | 518 |
| 15 - 24 | 2,464 |
| 25 - 34 | 4,918 |
| 35 - 44 | 4,947 |
| 45 - 54 | 4,952 |
| 55 - 64 | 3,463 |
| 65 - 74 | 1,915 |
| 75 - 84 | 2,337 |
| 85+ | 2,387 |
| Unknown | 21 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 24 August.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 30.4 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 66.5 |
| Travel abroad | 2.4 |
| Unknown | 0.7 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 24 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 | 25 |
| 5 - 14 | 18 |
| 15 - 24 | 78 |
| 25 - 34 | 205 |
| 35 - 44 | 279 |
| 45 - 54 | 458 |
| 55 - 64 | 504 |
| 65 - 74 | 596 |
| 75 - 84 | 753 |
| 85+ | 480 |
| Unknown | 1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 24 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 | 223 | 0.8 | +2 |
| Cavan | 886 | 3.1 | +3 |
| Clare | 451 | 1.6 | +6 |
| Cork | 1,620 | 5.7 | +3 |
| Donegal | 517 | 1.8 | +1 |
| Dublin | 13,095 | 46.4 | +18 |
| Galway | 511 | 1.8 | +1 |
| Kerry | 325 | 1.2 | +1 |
| Kildare | 2,195 | 7.8 | +6 |
| Kilkenny | 395 | 1.4 | +1 |
| Laois | 377 | 1.3 | No change |
| Leitrim | 85 | 0.3 | No change |
| Limerick | 709 | 2.5 | +3 |
| Longford | 292 | 1 | No change |
| Louth | 820 | 2.9 | +1 |
| Mayo | 587 | 2.1 | No change |
| Meath | 884 | 3.1 | +3 |
| Monaghan | 556 | 2 | +2 |
| Offaly | 619 | 2.2 | No change |
| Roscommon | 353 | 1.3 | No change |
| Sligo | 156 | 0.6 | No change |
| Tipperary | 669 | 2.4 | +31 |
| Waterford | 181 | 0.6 | No change |
| Westmeath | 684 | 2.4 | No change |
| Wexford | 273 | 1 | +7 |
| Wicklow | 736 | 2.6 | +1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 24 August.