Press release
Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Monday 17 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 1,774 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Sunday 17 August, the HPSC has been notified of 56 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 27,313 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.
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community
The National Public Health Emergency Team are meeting this evening to consider further recommendations for Government.
ENDS
Everyone should be aware of the risk factors for getting COVID-19:
Public Health Advice for all citizens is available here.
| Total number of cases | 27,257 |
| Total number hospitalised | 3,387 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 442 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,516 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 8,501 |
| Number clusters notified | 2,497 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 14,840 |
| Median age | 47 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 15 August.
| Gender | Number of cases | % of total |
| Female | 15,370 | 56.4 |
| Male | 11,857 | 43.5 |
| Unknown | 30 | 0.1 |
| Total | 27,257 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 15 August.
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 245 |
| 5 - 14 | 442 |
| 15 - 24 | 2,231 |
| 25 - 34 | 4,719 |
| 35 - 44 | 4,799 |
| 45 - 54 | 4,832 |
| 55 - 64 | 3,380 |
| 65 - 74 | 1,883 |
| 75 - 84 | 2,322 |
| 85+ | 2,383 |
| Unknown | 21 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 15 August.
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 30.7 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 66.5 |
| Travel abroad | 2.4 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 15 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 | 81 |
| 25 - 34 | 203 |
| 35 - 44 | 277 |
| 45 - 54 | 454 |
| 55 - 64 | 503 |
| 65 - 74 | 594 |
| 75 - 84 | 753 |
| 85+ | 479 |
| Unknown | 1 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 15 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 | 204 | 0.8 | No change |
| Cavan | 882 | 3.2 | No change |
| Clare | 432 | 1.6 | +2 |
| Cork | 1,595 | 5.9 | No change |
| Donegal | 504 | 1.9 | +1 |
| Dublin | 12,747 | 46.8 | +16 |
| Galway | 507 | 1.9 | No change |
| Kerry | 321 | 1.2 | No change |
| Kildare | 2,011 | 7.4 | +21 |
| Kilkenny | 372 | 1.4 | No change |
| Laois | 358 | 1.3 | +3 |
| Leitrim | 85 | 0.3 | No change |
| Limerick | 655 | 2.4 | +6 |
| Longford | 289 | 1.1 | No change |
| Louth | 807 | 3 | +4 |
| Mayo | 585 | 2.2 | No change |
| Meath | 863 | 3.2 | +2 |
| Monaghan | 549 | 2 | +4 |
| Offaly | 599 | 2.2 | +2 |
| Roscommon | 350 | 1.3 | +1 |
| Sligo | 156 | 0.6 | +1 |
| Tipperary | 565 | 2.1 | +2 |
| Waterford | 168 | 0.6 | No change |
| Westmeath | 682 | 2.5 | No change |
| Wexford | 247 | 0.9 | No change |
| Wicklow | 724 | 2.7 | +1 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 15 August.