Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Wednesday 9 September
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 9 September 2020
- Last updated on: 14 September 2020
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 3 people with COVID-19 have died.
There has now been a total of 1,781 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Tuesday 8 September, the HPSC has been notified of 84 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 30,164 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
- 32 are men and 52 are women
- 66% are under 45 years of age
- 30% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 8 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 51 in Dublin, 6 in Offaly, 5 in Kildare and the remaining 22 cases are located in Cork, Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Meath, Roscommon, Tipperary, Westmeath and Wicklow
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 continue to see a concerning pattern of cases, particularly in Dublin. Transmission is diffuse across the county, is in all age groups and is mainly being driven by social interaction within and between households."
Professor Philip Nolan, Chair of the NPHET Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group, said:
"While the reproduction number for Ireland as a whole is close to 1.0, the reproduction number for Dublin alone is approximately 1.4. We are seeing increasing case numbers in Dublin, growing close to 5% per day. If this were to continue, the number of cases would double every 14 days. Given the size of Dublin’s population it is essential we prevent any further spread now – by limiting our social contacts and taking precautions during any essential contacts."
Dr Colm Henry, Chief Clinical Officer, HSE, said:
"The greatest risk of transmission to school children is in the home setting. International experience reveals that reopening of schools has not been associated with significantly increasing community transmission. Instead, it is transmission of virus within communities that poses the greatest threat to schools. Again, we urge all households to think through their social plans. To keep within the 6 indoor/ 15 outdoor person gathering limits and apply physical distancing in all settings."
ENDS
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 30,080 |
| Total number hospitalised | 3,434 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 450 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,523 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 8,805 |
| Number clusters notified | 2,908 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 16,351 |
| Median age | 46 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 7 September.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases | % of total |
| Female | 16,769 | 55.9 |
| Male | 13,254 | 44 |
| Unknown | 30 | 0.1 |
| Total | 30,080 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 7 September.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 349 |
| 5 - 14 | 681 |
| 15 - 24 | 2,877 |
| 25 - 34 | 5,283 |
| 35 - 44 | 5,255 |
| 45 - 54 | 5,193 |
| 55 - 64 | 3,619 |
| 65 - 74 | 1,988 |
| 75 - 84 | 2,391 |
| 85+ | 2,420 |
| Unknown | 24 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 7 September.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 30.3 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 66.5 |
| Travel abroad | 2.5 |
| Unknown | 0.9 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 7 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 |
| 0 - 4 | 26 |
| 5 - 14 | 19 |
| 15 - 24 | 84 |
| 25 - 34 | 209 |
| 35 - 44 | 278 |
| 45 - 54 | 460 |
| 55 - 64 | 505 |
| 65 - 74 | 603 |
| 75 - 84 | 761 |
| 85+ | 483 |
| Unknown | 1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 7 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 | % of total | Change since the day before |
| Carlow | 255 | 0.9 | No change |
| Cavan | 902 | 3 | +1 |
| Clare | 487 | 1.6 | +8 |
| Cork | 1,665 | 5.6 | +3 |
| Donegal | 550 | 1.8 | +3 |
| Dublin | 14,048 | 46.6 | +180 |
| Galway | 546 | 1.8 | +6 |
| Kerry | 343 | 1.2 | +1 |
| Kildare | 2,347 | 7.8 | +27 |
| Kilkenny | 422 | 1.4 | +6 |
| Laois | 396 | 1.3 | No change |
| Leitrim | 101 | 0.3 | No change |
| Limerick | 834 | 2.8 | +15 |
| Longford | 309 | 1 | +1 |
| Louth | 859 | 2.8 | +15 |
| Mayo | 593 | 2 | No change |
| Meath | 926 | 3.1 | +4 |
| Monaghan | 583 | 2 | +4 |
| Offaly | 650 | 2.2 | +2 |
| Roscommon | 365 | 1.2 | No change |
| Sligo | 159 | 0.5 | +1 |
| Tipperary | 734 | 2.5 | +4 |
| Waterford | 213 | 0.7 | +2 |
| Westmeath | 698 | 2.3 | +1 |
| Wexford | 326 | 1 | +15 |
| Wicklow | 769 | 2.6 | +8 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 7 September.