Mortality Census of Long Term Residential Care Facilities: 1 January - 19 April 2020
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 1 May 2020
- Last updated on: 24 September 2020
This Mortality Census of Long Term Residential Care Facilities was presented at the Department of Health press briefing on Wednesday 29 April 2020 by Dr Kathleen MacLellan, Assistant Secretary at the Department of Health and Chair of NPHET Vulnerable People Subgroup.
Dr MacLellan said:
"Ireland remains one of the few countries globally who has collected and officially reported data from long term residential care settings from the start of the pandemic.
“From the end of March we have seen an increase in deaths in this sector that can be attributed to COVID-19.
“As we continue to collect and report mortality data coming from this sector we will have a greater understanding of the behaviour of the disease in this setting and it will help us to inform public health actions and clinical care.”
