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An analysis of the 350 cases of COVID-19 in Ireland (as of Tuesday 17 March 2020)
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 19 March 2020
- Last updated on: 28 September 2020
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The National Public Health Emergency Team has done an analysis of the 350 cases notified as at midnight Tuesday, 17 March 2020:
- of the 350 cases notified, 55% are male and 43% are female, with 26 clusters
- median age of confirmed cases is 43 years
- 31% of cases have been hospitalised
- 2% (7 cases) admitted to ICU
- 84 cases are associated with healthcare workers, 28 of whom are associated with foreign travel
- Dublin has the highest number of cases at 172, followed by Cork (62) and Limerick (14)
Of those for whom transmission status is known:
- community transmission accounts for 35%
- local transmission/ close contact accounts for 21%
- travel abroad accounts for 43%
- 71 remain under investigation
Hospital statistics
| Source: HSPC | Number of people | *% of total |
| Total number of cases | 350 | |
| Total number hospitalised | 108 | 31 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 7 | 2 |
| Total number deaths | 2 | 0.6 |
| Case fatality rate | 0.6 | |
| Total number healthcare workers | 84 | 24 |
| Number clusters notified | 26 | 7 |
| Median age | 43 |
- All statistics measured at midnight, 17 March.
Age range affected
| Age group | Number of people | % of total |
| <1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 - 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 - 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 15 - 24 | 38 | 11 |
| 25 - 34 | 64 | 18 |
| 35 - 44 | 78 | 22 |
| 45 - 54 | 49 | 14 |
| 55 - 64 | 54 | 15 |
| 65+ | 57 | 16 |
| Total | 350 |
- All statistics measured at midnight, 17 March.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | Number of people | % known |
| Community transmission | 99 | 35 |
| Contact with a confirmed case | 59 | 21 |
| Travel abroad | 121 | 43 |
| Under investigation | 71 | 20 |
- All statistics measured at midnight, 17 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 | 28 | 33% |
| No foreign travel | 55 | 65% |
| Under investigation | 1 | 1% |
| Total | 59 | 100% |
- All statistics measured at midnight, 17 March.
Cases by county
| County | Number of cases | |
| Carlow | ≤ 5 | |
| Cavan | ≤ 5 | |
| Clare | ≤ 5 | |
| Donegal | ≤ 5 | |
| Kilkenny | ≤ 5 | |
| Laois | ≤ 5 | |
| Leitrim | ≤ 5 | |
| Longford | ≤ 5 | |
| Mayo | ≤ 5 | |
| Offaly | ≤ 5 | |
| Roscommon | ≤ 5 | |
| Sligo | ≤ 5 | |
| Tipperary | ≤ 5 | |
| Wexford | ≤ 5 | |
| Kildare | 6 | |
| Louth | 6 | |
| Kerry | 6 | |
| Meath | 6 | |
| Waterford | 7 | |
| Westmeath | 7 | |
| Wicklow | 13 | |
| Galway | 13 | |
| Limerick | 14 | |
| Cork | 62 | |
| Dublin | 172 |
- All statistics measured at midnight, 17 March.
< means 'less than'.
≤ means 'less than or equal to'.