Press release
Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Tuesday 25 August
From Department of Health
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From Department of Health
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There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today.
There has been a total of 1,777 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Monday 24 August, the HPSC has been notified of 92 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 28,201* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. (*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 7 confirmed cases. The figure of 28,201 confirmed cases reflects this.)
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.
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.
Dr. Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:
"While the number of cases reported each day remains high, the situation nationally has remained relatively stable over the past week. However, we have seen cases in 25 of the 26 counties over the past 14 days, including 473 cases in Dublin, 332 in Kildare, 120 in Tipperary, 84 in Limerick, 37 in Clare and 36 in Meath and Kilkenny.
"Measures introduced last week would not be expected to impact on the trajectory of the disease until early next week. In the meantime, we must continue to follow public health advice – reduce social contacts and avoid crowds, physically distance, wear face coverings and wash hands regularly."
ENDS
| Total number of cases | 28,109 |
| Total number hospitalised | 3,397 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 443 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,519 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 8,562 |
| Number clusters notified | 2,584 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 15,210 |
| Median age | 46 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 23 August.
| Gender | Number of cases | % of total |
| Female | 15,821 | 56.3 |
| Male | 12,261 | 43.6 |
| Unknown | 27 | 0.1 |
| Total | 28,109 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 23 August.
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 274 |
| 5 - 14 | 507 |
| 15 - 24 | 2,443 |
| 25 - 34 | 4,904 |
| 35 - 44 | 4,933 |
| 45 - 54 | 4,937 |
| 55 - 64 | 3,457 |
| 65 - 74 | 1,911 |
| 75 - 84 | 2,335 |
| 85+ | 2,387 |
| Unknown | 21 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 23 August.
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 30.5 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 66.4 |
| Travel abroad | 2.4 |
| Unknown | 0.7 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 23 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 | 79 |
| 25 - 34 | 205 |
| 35 - 44 | 279 |
| 45 - 54 | 458 |
| 55 - 64 | 504 |
| 65 - 74 | 596 |
| 75 - 84 | 753 |
| 85+ | 480 |
| Unknown | 1 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 23 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 the day before |
| Carlow | 221 | 0.8 | +1 |
| Cavan | 883 | 3.1 | No change |
| Clare | 445 | 1.6 | +2 |
| Cork | 1,617 | 5.8 | +3 |
| Donegal | 516 | 1.8 | +4 |
| Dublin | 13,077 | 46.5 | +70 |
| Galway | 510 | 1.8 | +1 |
| Kerry | 324 | 1.2 | -2 |
| Kildare | 2,189 | 7.8 | +15 |
| Kilkenny | 394 | 1.4 | No change |
| Laois | 377 | 1.3 | +4 |
| Leitrim | 85 | 0.3 | No change |
| Limerick | 706 | 2.5 | +9 |
| Longford | 292 | 1 | No change |
| Louth | 819 | 2.9 | +3 |
| Mayo | 587 | 2.1 | No change |
| Meath | 881 | 3.1 | +3 |
| Monaghan | 554 | 2 | +2 |
| Offaly | 619 | 2.2 | +12 |
| Roscommon | 353 | 1.3 | No change |
| Sligo | 156 | 0.6 | No change |
| Tipperary | 638 | 2.3 | +1 |
| Waterford | 181 | 0.6 | No change |
| Westmeath | 684 | 2.4 | No change |
| Wexford | 266 | 1 | +1 |
| Wicklow | 735 | 2.6 | +11 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 23 August.