Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Wednesday 7 October
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 7 October 2020
- Last updated on: 8 October 2020
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 5 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
There has been a total of 1,816 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Tuesday 6 October the HPSC has been notified of 611 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 39,584 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
- 303 are men / 305 are women
- 59% are under 45 years of age
- 50% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 83 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 218 in Dublin, 63 in Cork, 60 in Donegal, 35 in Galway, 31 in Kildare and the remaining 204 are located across 21 counties
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:
"All key indicators of the disease have deteriorated further in the three days since the last meeting of NPHET on Sunday 4 October. COVID-19 is spreading in our community in a very worrying manner. We have to break these chains of transmission.
"80 COVID-19 cases were hospitalised in August, 206 in September and 77 so far in October.
"In August, 4 COVID-19 related deaths in total were reported, 34 in September and today on 7 October we report 8 COVID-19 related deaths this month."
Dr. Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:
"Trends in case numbers and incidence are now being reflected in indicators of disease severity. The number of people in hospital has increased from 122 last Thursday to 156 this afternoon. There are currently 25 people in critical care compared to 20 one week ago."
Professor Philip Nolan, Chair of the NPHET Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group, said:
"Case numbers and hospitalisations are growing exponentially. The Reproductive number is now estimated at 1.2. If we fail to reduce viral transmission nationwide immediately, we could see 1,100 – 1,500 cases per day and 300-450 people in hospital by November 7th."
Dr Siobhán Ni Bhriain, Consultant Psychiatrist and HSE Integrated Care Lead:
"I urge everyone to remind themselves of what they can do on an individual level to suppress the virus and prevent a surge on hospital demands. Currently, the average length of stay of a COVID-19 patient is 20 days in hospital and 14 days in ICU.
"ICU is the last stop in the care pathway for any illness. Focus on prevention and follow public health advice to ensure care pathways are available to as many people and treatments as possible."
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.
ENDS
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 38,973 |
| Total number hospitalised | 3,701 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 478 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,563 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 9,434 |
| Number clusters notified | 4,554 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 21,542 |
| Median age | 43 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 5 October.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases | Change since the day before |
| Female | 21,265 | +214 |
| Male | 17,670 | +218 |
| Unknown | 38 | No change |
| Total | 38,973 | +432 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 5 October.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases | Change since the day before |
| 0 - 4 | 606 | +9 |
| 5 - 14 | 1,353 | +30 |
| 15 - 24 | 5,030 | +115 |
| 25 - 34 | 6,847 | +59 |
| 35 - 44 | 6,574 | +56 |
| 45 - 54 | 6,418 | +63 |
| 55 - 64 | 4,498 | +59 |
| 65 - 74 | 2,472 | +15 |
| 75 - 84 | 2,619 | +15 |
| 85+ | 2,532 | +11 |
| Unknown | 24 | No change |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 5 October.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 28 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 67.8 |
| Travel abroad | 2.2 |
| Unknown | 2 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 5 October.
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 | 34 | No change |
| 5 - 14 | 27 | No change |
| 15 - 24 | 102 | +1 |
| 25 - 34 | 223 | +1 |
| 35 - 44 | 300 | +1 |
| 45 - 54 | 496 | +2 |
| 55 - 64 | 559 | +10 |
| 65 - 74 | 661 | +3 |
| 75 - 84 | 802 | +6 |
| 85+ | 496 | +1 |
| Unknown | 1 | No change |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 5 October.
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 | 301 | No change |
| Cavan | 1021 | +15 |
| Clare | 707 | +32 |
| Cork | 2,444 | +41 |
| Donegal | 1,186 | +51 |
| Dublin | 18,061 | +110 |
| Galway | 866 | +7 |
| Kerry | 463 | +18 |
| Kildare | 2,691 | +13 |
| Kilkenny | 486 | +2 |
| Laois | 509 | +1 |
| Leitrim | 122 | No change |
| Limerick | 1097 | +17 |
| Longford | 387 | +4 |
| Louth | 1,101 | +13 |
| Mayo | 675 | +5 |
| Meath | 1,169 | +20 |
| Monaghan | 745 | +15 |
| Offaly | 778 | +6 |
| Roscommon | 500 | +6 |
| Sligo | 218 | +7 |
| Tipperary | 844 | +8 |
| Waterford | 361 | +8 |
| Westmeath | 815 | +13 |
| Wexford | 446 | +14 |
| Wicklow | 980 | +6 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 5 October.