Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Wednesday 29 July
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 29 July 2020
- Last updated on: 4 August 2020
There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today.
There has been a total of 1,764 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Tuesday 28 July, the HPSC has been notified of 14 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 25,942* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. (*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 1 confirmed case. The figure of 25,942 reflects this.)
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:
"11 of today’s cases were close contacts of confirmed cases and half of these had no symptoms. If you are concerned that you have been in contact with a confirmed case please come forward for testing. Do not wait for symptoms to emerge.
"There are now 8 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our hospital system, the lowest number since early March. However, across Europe the pandemic appears to be accelerating once again. We have an opportunity to avoid a similar scenario here. We must take it by focusing once again on keeping our distance, washing our hands, wearing face coverings and continuing to make safe decisions that will protect ourselves, our friends, our families. No one is safe unless everyone is safe."
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Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 25,928 |
| Total number hospitalised | 3,349 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 438 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,506 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 8,401 |
| Number clusters notified | 2,291 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 13,890 |
| Median age | 48 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 27 July.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases | % of total |
| Female | 14,788 | 57 |
| Male | 11,112 | 42.9 |
| Unknown | 28 | 0.1 |
| Total | 25928 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 27 July.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 189 |
| 5 - 14 | 346 |
| 15 - 24 | 1984 |
| 25 - 34 | 4397 |
| 35 - 44 | 4563 |
| 45 - 54 | 4634 |
| 55 - 64 | 3285 |
| 65 - 74 | 1831 |
| 75 - 84 | 2305 |
| 85+ | 2373 |
| Unknown | 21 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 27 July.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 32 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 66 |
| Travel abroad | 2 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 27 July.
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 | 23 |
| 5 - 14 | 18 |
| 15 - 24 | 76 |
| 25 - 34 | 198 |
| 35 - 44 | 274 |
| 45 - 54 | 451 |
| 55 - 64 | 499 |
| 65 - 74 | 587 |
| 75 - 84 | 745 |
| 85+ | 477 |
| Unknown | 1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 27 July.
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.
| County | Number of cases | % of total | Change since previous day |
| Carlow | 179 | 0.7 | No change |
| Cavan | 868 | 3.4 | +1 |
| Clare | 380 | 1.5 | +8 |
| Cork | 1563 | 6 | No change |
| Donegal | 473 | 1.8 | +1 |
| Dublin | 12480 | 48.1 | +14 |
| Galway | 495 | 1.9 | +2 |
| Kerry | 317 | 1.2 | No change |
| Kildare | 1541 | 5.9 | +3 |
| Kilkenny | 356 | 1.4 | No change |
| Laois | 271 | 1 | +3 |
| Leitrim | 84 | 0.3 | +1 |
| Limerick | 591 | 2.3 | No change |
| Longford | 288 | 1.1 | No change |
| Louth | 793 | 3.1 | +1 |
| Mayo | 576 | 2.2 | No change |
| Meath | 826 | 3.2 | +1 |
| Monaghan | 541 | 2.1 | No change |
| Offaly | 487 | 1.9 | No change |
| Roscommon | 346 | 1.3 | No change |
| Sligo | 149 | 0.6 | +1 |
| Tipperary | 544 | 2.1 | No change |
| Waterford | 166 | 0.6 | No change |
| Westmeath | 678 | 2.6 | +1 |
| Wexford | 223 | 0.9 | No change |
| Wicklow | 713 | 2.8 | No change |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 27 July.