Press release
Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Monday 1 February
From Department of Health
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From Department of Health
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The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 10 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
All 10 deaths occurred in January.
The median age of those who died is 79 years and the age range is 45-101 years.
There has been a total of 3,317 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight, Sunday 31 January, the HPSC has been notified of 1,062 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 197,553* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
(*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 57 confirmed cases. The figure of 197,553 confirmed cases reflects this.)
Of the cases notified today:
As of 2pm today, 1,436 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 207 are in ICU. There have been 38 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:
"While we have experienced very significant improvement in incidence over recent weeks, I am concerned that it appears to be slowing down at much too high a level of infection. People need to take real care in any setting in which they come into contact with others.
"In particular, workplaces and retail settings need to review their existing protocols and ensure that their staff and customers are protected as much as possible.
"Given the prevalence of the B117 variant and how infectious it is, it is extremely important that people take all preventative measures possible, including staying home."
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.
ENDS
The majority of the population are complying with public health advice and staying home according to the nationally representative sample of 1,900 people conducted on behalf of the Department of Health on Monday 1 February, available here. It reveals:
| County | Today's cases (to midnight 31/01/21) | 5 day moving average | 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population | New cases during last 14 days |
| Ireland | 1,062 | 1,288 | 478.7 | 22,794 |
| Monaghan | 50 | 34 | 990.5 | 608 |
| Carlow | 14 | 21 | 716.6 | 408 |
| Louth | 47 | 44 | 695.2 | 896 |
| Waterford | 34 | 49 | 690.3 | 802 |
| Wexford | 73 | 60 | 588.4 | 881 |
| Dublin | 335 | 457 | 576.1 | 7,762 |
| Mayo | 30 | 44 | 552.5 | 721 |
| Meath | 28 | 48 | 511.7 | 998 |
| Offaly | 9 | 16 | 487.4 | 380 |
| Donegal | 27 | 44 | 475.5 | 757 |
| Limerick | 47 | 53 | 458.7 | 894 |
| Cavan | 6 | 14 | 430.6 | 328 |
| Kildare | 54 | 52 | 420.2 | 935 |
| Galway | 58 | 69 | 415.8 | 1,073 |
| Cork | 137 | 116 | 408.2 | 2,216 |
| Laois | 27 | 19 | 383.7 | 325 |
| Longford | 5 | 10 | 376.8 | 154 |
| Tipperary | 15 | 30 | 375.4 | 599 |
| Sligo | 6 | 15 | 346.4 | 227 |
| Wicklow | 16 | 25 | 319.5 | 455 |
| Westmeath | 6 | 14 | 305.3 | 271 |
| Clare | 8 | 15 | 289.5 | 344 |
| Kilkenny | 10 | 10 | 232.8 | 231 |
| Kerry | 9 | 17 | 224.8 | 332 |
| Leitrim | <5 | 4 | 209.1 | 67 |
| Roscommon | 7 | 9 | 201.4 | 130 |