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An analysis of the 271 cases of COVID-19 in Ireland (as of Monday 16 March 2020)
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 18 March 2020
- Last updated on: 28 September 2020
This is not the latest update. Click here to see the latest analysis.
The National Public Health Emergency Team has done an analysis of the 271 cases notified as at midnight Monday, 16 March 2020:
- of the 271 cases notified; 40% are male and 59% female
- 23 clusters of cases appear around the country
- to-date 42% cases are travel related, 22% associated with community transmission, 17% are as a result of local transmission and 20% remain under investigation
- two thirds of cases are younger than 55 years of age, with almost one in four cases aged 35 – 44 years
- 1 in 5 cases are healthcare workers with 37% of these cases associated with travel
- Dublin has the highest number of cases at 129, followed by Cork (48) and Limerick (14)
Hospital statistics
| Source: HSPC | Number of people | *% of total |
| Total number hospitalised | 84 | 31 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 6 | 2 |
| Total number deaths | 2 | 0.7 |
| Case fatality rate | 2 | 0.7 |
| Total number healthcare workers | 59 | 22 |
| Number clusters notified | 23 |
- All statistics measured on 16 March.
Age range affected
| Age group | Number of people | % of total |
| <1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 - 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 - 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 - 24 | 28 | 10 |
| 25 - 34 | 48 | 18 |
| 35 - 44 | 62 | 23 |
| 45 - 54 | 40 | 15 |
| 55 - 64 | 46 | 17 |
| 65+ | 42 | 15 |
- All statistics measured on 16 March.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | Number of people | % of total |
| Community transmission | 60 | 22 |
| Contact with a confirmed case | 45 | 17 |
| Travel abroad | 113 | 42 |
| Under investigation | 53 | 20 |
- All statistics measured on 16 March.
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 local transmission.
Healthcare workers
| Travel related | 22 | 37% |
| No foreign travel | 36 | 61% |
| Under investigation | 1 | 2% |
| Total | 59 | 100% |
- All statistics measured on 16 March.
Cases by county
| County | Number of cases | |
| Carlow | ≤ 5 | |
| Cavan | ≤ 5 | |
| Clare | ≤ 5 | |
| Donegal | ≤ 5 | |
| Kildare | ≤ 5 | |
| Kilkenny | ≤ 5 | |
| Longford | ≤ 5 | |
| Louth | ≤ 5 | |
| Mayo | ≤ 5 | |
| Meath | ≤ 5 | |
| Offaly | ≤ 5 | |
| Roscommon | ≤ 5 | |
| Sligo | ≤ 5 | |
| Tipperary | ≤ 5 | |
| Wexford | ≤ 5 | |
| Kerry | 6 | |
| Waterford | 7 | |
| Westmeath | 7 | |
| Wicklow | 9 | |
| Galway | 12 | |
| Limerick | 14 | |
| Cork | 48 | |
| Dublin | 129 |
- All statistics measured on 16 March.
< means 'less than'.
≤ means 'less than or equal to'.