An analysis of the 5,981 cases of COVID-19 in Ireland (as of Monday 6 April 2020)
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 8 April 2020
- Last updated on: 8 April 2020
- Hospital statistics
- Gender of patients
- Age range affected
- How COVID-19 is spreading
- Hospitalised cases by age group
- Cases by county
- Breakdown of the 235 COVID-19 deaths in Ireland
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been informed of 365 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland, as at 1pm, 8 April.
There are now 6,074 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
The HSE is now working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.
The data from the HPSC, as of midnight, 6th April (5,981 cases), reveals:
- 46% are male and 53% are female, with 299 clusters involving 1,288 cases
- the median age of confirmed cases is 48 years
- 1,472 cases (25%) have been hospitalised
- of those hospitalised, 224 cases have been admitted to ICU
- 1,568 cases are associated with healthcare workers
- Dublin has the highest number of cases at 3,268, (55% of all cases) followed by Cork with 431 cases (7%)
- of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 67%, close contact accounts for 23%, travel abroad accounts for 10%
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 5981 | |
| Total number hospitalised | 1472 | |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 224 | |
| Total number of deaths | 223 | |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 1568 | |
| Number clusters notified | 299 | |
| Median age | 48 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 6 April.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number | % of Total |
| Female | 3154 | 52.7 |
| Male | 2757 | 46.1 |
| Unknown | 70 | 1.2 |
| Total | 5981 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 6 April.
Age range affected
| Age Group | Number | % of Total |
| <1 | 12 | 0.2 |
| 1 - 4 | 18 | 0.3 |
| 5 - 14 | 42 | 0.7 |
| 15 - 24 | 364 | 6.1 |
| 25 - 34 | 1010 | 16.9 |
| 35 - 44 | 1111 | 18.6 |
| 45 - 54 | 1118 | 18.7 |
| 55 - 64 | 847 | 14.2 |
| 65+ | 1442 | 24.1 |
| Unknown | 17 | 0.3 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 6 April.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Community transmission | 67% |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 23% |
| Travel Abroad | 10% |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 6 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 | 7 | 0.5 |
| 5 - 14 | 4 | 0.3 |
| 15 - 24 | 37 | 2.5 |
| 25 - 34 | 102 | 6.9 |
| 35 - 44 | 127 | 8.6 |
| 45 - 54 | 224 | 15.2 |
| 55 - 64 | 230 | 15.6 |
| 65+ | 739 | 50.2 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 6 April.
Cases by county
| Carlow | 15 | 0.3% |
| Cavan | 129 | 2.2% |
| Clare | 66 | 1.1% |
| Cork | 431 | 7.2% |
| Donegal | 120 | 2% |
| Dublin | 3268 | 54.6% |
| Galway | 134 | 2.2% |
| Kerry | 122 | 2% |
| Kildare | 233 | 3.9% |
| Kilkenny | 88 | 1.5% |
| Laois | 34 | 0.6% |
| Leitrim | 20 | 0.3% |
| Limerick | 160 | 2.7% |
| Longford | 35 | 0.6% |
| Louth | 96 | 1.5% |
| Mayo | 130 | 2.2% |
| Meath | 183 | 3.1% |
| Monaghan | 62 | 1% |
| Offaly | 77 | 1.3% |
| Roscommon | 22 | 0.4% |
| Sligo | 28 | 0.5% |
| Tipperary | 137 | 2.3% |
| Waterford | 52 | 0.9% |
| Westmeath | 134 | 2.2% |
| Wexford | 24 | 0.4% |
| Wicklow | 181 | 3% |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 6 April.
≤ means 'less than or equal to'.
Breakdown of the 235 COVID-19 deaths in Ireland
Of the 235 COVID-19 deaths in Ireland:
- 168 cases (72%) occurred in a hospital environment
- 27 cases (12%) were in Intensive Care Units (ICU)
- 190 cases (81%) had underlying health conditions
- 148 were male and 67 female
- the median age was 81