Press release
Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Monday 3 August
From Department of Health
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From Department of Health
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Last updated on
There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today.
There has been a total of 1,763 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Sunday 2 August, the HPSC has been notified of 46 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 26,208 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:
"The vast majority of young people in Ireland have followed public health advice and have made very significant sacrifices to protect themselves and others. People of all ages will occasionally slip up as they learn to live safely with this virus. We should not seek to attribute blame, but rather continue to encourage one another to build on and sustain the great efforts that we have all made to date.
"We continue to urge everyone to observe the safe behaviours that we recommend such as physical distancing, washing hands regularly, wearing a face covering where appropriate, avoiding crowds and doing all we can to protect each other.
"NPHET continues to monitor the evolving situation very closely and will meet tomorrow."
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.
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Everyone should be aware of the risk factors for getting COVID-19:
Public Health Advice for all citizens is available here.
They are:
| Total number of cases | 26,162 |
| Total number hospitalised | 3,359 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 437 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,506 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 8,437 |
| Number clusters notified | 2,319 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 14,055 |
| Median age | 47 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 1 August.
| Gender | Number of cases | % of total |
| Female | 14,896 | 57 |
| Male | 11,238 | 43 |
| Unknown | 28 | 0.1 |
| Total | 26,162 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 1 August.
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 206 |
| 5 - 14 | 368 |
| 15 - 24 | 2029 |
| 25 - 34 | 4455 |
| 35 - 44 | 4598 |
| 45 - 54 | 4666 |
| 55 - 64 | 3294 |
| 65 - 74 | 1839 |
| 75 - 84 | 2310 |
| 85+ | 2376 |
| Unknown | 21 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 1 August.
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 31.5 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 66 |
| Travel abroad | 2.5 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 1 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 | 23 |
| 5 - 14 | 18 |
| 15 - 24 | 79 |
| 25 - 34 | 200 |
| 35 - 44 | 275 |
| 45 - 54 | 453 |
| 55 - 64 | 499 |
| 65 - 74 | 587 |
| 75 - 84 | 746 |
| 85+ | 478 |
| Unknown | 1 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 1 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 | 179 | 0.7 | No change |
| Cavan | 876 | 3.3 | No change |
| Clare | 391 | 1.5 | No change |
| Cork | 1567 | 6 | No change |
| Donegal | 476 | 1.8 | +2 |
| Dublin | 12549 | 48 | +25 |
| Galway | 498 | 1.9 | No change |
| Kerry | 317 | 1.2 | No change |
| Kildare | 1603 | 6.1 | +6 |
| Kilkenny | 357 | 1.4 | No change |
| Laois | 305 | 1.2 | +19 |
| Leitrim | 84 | 0.3 | No change |
| Limerick | 609 | 2.3 | No change |
| Longford | 288 | 1.1 | No change |
| Louth | 794 | 3 | No change |
| Mayo | 583 | 2.2 | No change |
| Meath | 830 | 3.2 | No change |
| Monaghan | 542 | 2.1 | No change |
| Offaly | 492 | 1.9 | +1 |
| Roscommon | 346 | 1.3 | No change |
| Sligo | 149 | 0.6 | No change |
| Tipperary | 545 | 2.1 | No change |
| Waterford | 166 | 0.6 | No change |
| Westmeath | 680 | 2.6 | No change |
| Wexford | 224 | 0.9 | No change |
| Wicklow | 712 | 2.7 | No change |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 1 August.