Press release
Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Saturday 8 August
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From Department of Health
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The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 1 patient diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland has died.
There has now been a total of 1,772* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. (*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 1 death. The figure of 1,772 reflects this.)
As of midnight Friday 7 August, the HPSC has been notified of 174 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 26,644 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
The HSE is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.
Dr Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:
"While today’s numbers of confirmed cases are high, they are not unexpected. As I said last night, we are expecting significant numbers of cases to be reported over the coming days.
"Throughout this week, we have been testing all workers in facilities where outbreaks of COVID-19 have been identified as well as close contacts of those people who have received COVID positive results. Tonight’s figures are a reflection of these measures with 118 of these cases linked to the counties of Kildare, Laois and Offaly.
"Our priority now and our reason for recommending the proactive measures announced last night, is to avoid these cases and clusters leading to widespread community transmission of the disease.
"50 of tonight’s cases are located outside of these three counties and around the rest of the country. I once again ask everyone, regardless of where you live in the country, to take every precaution possible to help us control the spread of this disease and protect our most vulnerable. This means continuing to wash our hands, keeping 2 metres apart from one another, avoiding crowds, wearing face coverings where appropriate, covering our coughs and sneezes and downloading the COVID Tracker app."
Professor Philip Nolan, Chair of the NPHET Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group, said:
"As outlined by the Acting Chief Medical Officer at the press conference last night, the 14-day incidence per 100,000 population in Kildare, Laois and Offaly is worryingly high. While the national incidence stands at 16.3 per 100,000, in Kildare it stands at 130.3, in Laois it is 69.7 and in Offaly it is 89.8.
"Should these cases result in widespread transmission, it could undo a lot of the good work that we have done as a country so far to control the spread of this virus. The measures introduced by NPHET last night represent a proactive and proportionate response to the current situation in these counties."
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.
ENDS
| Total number of cases | 26,470 |
| Total number hospitalised | 3,364 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 438 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,514 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 8,451 |
| Number clusters notified | 2,331 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 14,293 |
| Median age | 47 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 6 August.
| Gender | Number of cases | % of total |
| Female | 15,021 | 56.7 |
| Male | 11,418 | 43.1 |
| Unknown | 29 | 0.1 |
| Total | 26,470 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 6 August.
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 219 |
| 5 - 14 | 383 |
| 15 - 24 | 2,076 |
| 25 - 34 | 4,554 |
| 35 - 44 | 4,658 |
| 45 - 54 | 4,719 |
| 55 - 64 | 3,314 |
| 65 - 74 | 1,844 |
| 75 - 84 | 2,315 |
| 85+ | 2,377 |
| Unknown | 21 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 6 August.
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 31.1 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 66.3 |
| Travel abroad | 2.5 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 6 August.
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 close contact.
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 24 |
| 5 - 14 | 18 |
| 15 - 24 | 77 |
| 25 - 34 | 199 |
| 35 - 44 | 275 |
| 45 - 54 | 452 |
| 55 - 64 | 500 |
| 65 - 74 | 590 |
| 75 - 84 | 750 |
| 85+ | 478 |
| Unknown | 1 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 6 August.
Note: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre have advised that in the process of validating data and reviewing addresses, county totals may change due to cases being reassigned to another county. Totals can go up or down.
| County | Number of cases | % of total | Change since previous day |
| Carlow | 181 | 0.7 | +1 |
| Cavan | 880 | 3.3 | +2 |
| Clare | 401 | 1.5 | No change |
| Cork | 1,575 | 6 | No change |
| Donegal | 486 | 1.8 | +4 |
| Dublin | 12,574 | 47.7 | +5 |
| Galway | 499 | 1.9 | No change |
| Kerry | 318 | 1.2 | No change |
| Kildare | 1,715 | 6.5 | +35 |
| Kilkenny | 358 | 1.4 | +1 |
| Laois | 326 | 1.2 | +4 |
| Leitrim | 85 | 0.3 | No change |
| Limerick | 619 | 2.3 | +3 |
| Longford | 288 | 1.1 | No change |
| Louth | 799 | 3 | +2 |
| Mayo | 583 | 2.2 | No change |
| Meath | 839 | 3.2 | +4 |
| Monaghan | 543 | 2.1 | +1 |
| Offaly | 550 | 2.1 | +27 |
| Roscommon | 346 | 1.3 | No change |
| Sligo | 153 | 0.6 | No change |
| Tipperary | 546 | 2.1 | No change |
| Waterford | 166 | 0.6 | No change |
| Westmeath | 682 | 2.6 | +1 |
| Wexford | 243 | 0.9 | +6 |
| Wicklow | 715 | 2.7 | +2 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 6 August.