Press release
Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Saturday 4 April
From Department of Health
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From Department of Health
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The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 17 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland have died:
There have now been 137 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. The median age of deaths in Ireland is 81.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been informed of 331 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland, as of 1pm, Saturday 4 April.
There are now 4,604 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.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:
"This week, the National Public Health Emergency Team made a range of recommendations to support the response in nursing homes and long-term residential facilities to COVID-19. This remains a priority for our focused attention and we will continue to monitor the rate of infection within these environments and support the sector through this outbreak.
“The nationwide, collective effort to limit the spread of COVID-19 has been inspiring. We must keep up this effort, continue to protect the vulnerable in our society and ultimately flatten the curve.”
The data from HPSC, as of midnight, Thursday 2 April 2020 (4,014 cases), reveals:
You can see the latest data on the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Dashboard.
ENDS
| 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 | 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 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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'.