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An analysis of the 4,014 cases of COVID-19 in Ireland (as of Thursday 2 April 2020)
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 4 April 2020
- Last updated on: 24 September 2020
- Cases on Thursday 2 April
- Hospital statistics
- Gender of patients
- Age range affected
- How COVID-19 is spreading
- Hospitalised cases by age group
- Cases by county
Cases on Thursday 2 April
The data from HPSC, as of midnight, Thursday 2 April 2020 (4,014 cases), reveals:
- 48% are male and 52% are female, with 206 clusters involving 838 cases
- the edian age of confirmed cases is 48 years
- 1,118 cases (28%) have been hospitalised
- of those hospitalised, 158 cases have been admitted to ICU
- 1,084 cases (27%) are associated with healthcare workers
- Dublin has the highest number of cases at 2,251 (56% of all cases) followed by Cork with 304 cases (8%)
- of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 62%, close contact accounts for 24%, travel abroad accounts for 14%
You can see the latest data on the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Dashboard.
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 4014 | |
| Total number hospitalised | 1118 | |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 158 | |
| Total number of deaths | 131 | |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 1084 | |
| Number clusters notified | 206 | |
| Median age | 48 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 2 April.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number | % of Total |
| Female | 2080 | 51.8 |
| Male | 1909 | 47.6 |
| Unknown | 25 | 0.6 |
| Total | 4014 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 2 April.
Age range affected
| Age Group | Number | % of Total |
| <1 | 9 | 0.2 |
| 1 - 4 | 12 | 0.3 |
| 5 - 14 | 33 | 0.8 |
| 15 - 24 | 255 | 6.4 |
| 25 - 34 | 678 | 16.9 |
| 35 - 44 | 751 | 18.7 |
| 45 - 54 | 764 | 19 |
| 55 - 64 | 584 | 14.5 |
| 65+ | 918 | 22.9 |
| Unknown | 10 | 0.3 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 2 April.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Community transmission | 62% |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 23% |
| Travel Abroad | 15% |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 2 April.
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.
Hospitalised cases by age group
| Age range | Number of cases | Percentage of total |
| <5 | 6 | 0.5 |
| 5 - 14 | 4 | 0.4 |
| 15 - 24 | 34 | 3 |
| 25 - 34 | 83 | 7.5 |
| 35 - 44 | 101 | 9 |
| 45 - 54 | 174 | 15.6 |
| 55 - 64 | 174 | 15.6 |
| 65+ | 540 | 48.3 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.2 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 2 April.
Cases by county
| Carlow | 6 | 0.1% |
| Cavan | 67 | 1.7% |
| Clare | 54 | 1.3% |
| Cork | 304 | 7.6% |
| Donegal | 80 | 2% |
| Dublin | 2251 | 56.1% |
| Galway | 105 | 2.6% |
| Kerry | 84 | 2.1% |
| Kildare | 136 | 3.4% |
| Kilkenny | 54 | 1.3% |
| Laois | 21 | 0.3% |
| Leitrim | 13 | 0.3% |
| Limerick | 116 | 2.9% |
| Longford | 17 | 0.4% |
| Louth | 55 | 1.4% |
| Mayo | 63 | 1.6% |
| Meath | 93 | 2.3% |
| Monaghan | 20 | 0.5% |
| Offaly | 63 | 1.6% |
| Roscommon | 13 | 0.3% |
| Sligo | 27 | 0.7% |
| Tipperary | 105 | 2.6% |
| Waterford | 43 | 1.1% |
| Westmeath | 92 | 2.3% |
| Wexford | 20 | 0.5% |
| Wicklow | 112 | 2.8% |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 2 April.
≤ means 'less than or equal to'.