Press release
Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Friday 6 November
From Department of Health
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From Department of Health
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The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 8 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
There has been a total of 1,940* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
(*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 1 death. The figure of 1,940 deaths reflects this.)
As of midnight Thursday 5 November, the HPSC has been notified of 499 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 64,538* * 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 64,538 confirmed cases reflects this.)
Of the cases notified today:
As of 2pm today, 292 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 37 are in ICU. There have been 24 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.
ENDS
| County | Today’s Cases (to midnight 5/11/20) | 14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population (14 days to midnight 5/11/20) | New Cases during last 14 days (14 days to midnight 5/11/20) |
| Ireland | 499 | 196.4 | 9,351 |
| Donegal | 18 | 299.0 | 476 |
| Meath | 21 | 280.4 | 547 |
| Cavan | 5 | 261.2 | 199 |
| Cork | 72 | 240.9 | 1,308 |
| Limerick | 29 | 226.3 | 441 |
| Westmeath | 9 | 221.9 | 197 |
| Carlow | <5 | 219.6 | 125 |
| Sligo | <5 | 216.7 | 142 |
| Louth | 12 | 201.7 | 260 |
| Dublin | 175 | 201.1 | 2,709 |
| Roscommon | 8 | 192.1 | 124 |
| Kerry | 10 | 190.9 | 282 |
| Galway | 18 | 187.9 | 485 |
| Mayo | 26 | 182.4 | 238 |
| Monaghan | 17 | 179.2 | 110 |
| Waterford | <5 | 179.0 | 208 |
| Clare | 15 | 170.0 | 202 |
| Kildare | 8 | 169.0 | 376 |
| Longford | <5 | 168.8 | 69 |
| Laois | 13 | 167.7 | 142 |
| Kilkenny | 6 | 135.0 | 134 |
| Tipperary | 11 | 129.1 | 206 |
| Offaly | 12 | 111.6 | 87 |
| Wexford | <5 | 96.2 | 144 |
| Wicklow | <5 | 91.3 | 130 |
| Leitrim | <5 | 31.2 | 10 |
Note:
The lowest national 14-day incidence rate was on 3 July 2020 when the rate was 2.98 cases per 100,000 population.
| Total number of cases | 64,038 |
| Total number hospitalised | 4,580 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 569 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,677 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 10,757 |
| Number clusters notified | 7,071 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 31,055 |
| Median age | 39 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 4 November.
| Gender | Number of cases |
| Male | 30,028 |
| Female | 33,976 |
| Unknown | 34 |
| Total | 64,038 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 4 November.
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 1,522 |
| 5 - 14 | 3,670 |
| 15 - 24 | 11,101 |
| 25 - 34 | 10,850 |
| 35 - 44 | 10,048 |
| 45 - 54 | 9,781 |
| 55 - 64 | 7,034 |
| 65 - 74 | 3,733 |
| 75 - 84 | 3,310 |
| 85+ | 2,957 |
| Unknown | 32 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 4 November.
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 32.2 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 61.6 |
| Travel abroad | 1.5 |
| Unknown | 4.8 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 4 November.
Note:
When a person tests positive for COVID-19 but 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 | 48 |
| 5 - 14 | 46 |
| 15 - 24 | 140 |
| 25 - 34 | 287 |
| 35 - 44 | 366 |
| 45 - 54 | 594 |
| 55 - 64 | 680 |
| 65 - 74 | 823 |
| 75 - 84 | 991 |
| 85+ | 603 |
| Unknown | 2 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 4 November.
| County | Number of cases | Change since the day before |
| Carlow | 562 | +6 |
| Cavan | 2,083 | +5 |
| Clare | 1,334 | +14 |
| Cork | 5,692 | +50 |
| Donegal | 2,286 | +75 |
| Dublin | 24,459 | +116 |
| Galway | 2,391 | +22 |
| Kerry | 1,164 | +46 |
| Kildare | 3,811 | +21 |
| Kilkenny | 806 | +12 |
| Laois | 857 | +7 |
| Leitrim | 230 | No change |
| Limerick | 2,151 | +44 |
| Longford | 588 | +7 |
| Louth | 1,737 | +13 |
| Mayo | 1,226 | +16 |
| Meath | 3,063 | +34 |
| Monaghan | 1,131 | +2 |
| Offaly | 1,044 | +3 |
| Roscommon | 810 | +2 |
| Sligo | 669 | +13 |
| Tipperary | 1,258 | +13 |
| Waterford | 790 | +17 |
| Westmeath | 1,444 | +10 |
| Wexford | 1,122 | +21 |
| Wicklow | 1,330 | +14 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 4 November.