Press release
Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Wednesday 22 July
From Department of Health
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From Department of Health
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Last updated on
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that one person with COVID-19 has died.
There has now been a total of 1,754 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Tuesday 21 July, the HPSC has been notified of 17 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 25,819 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
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:
"I appreciate how difficult it is for people to limit their social activities and to physically distance from friends and loved ones.
"These actions are vital to our collective effort to suppress this highly infectious disease as we work towards reopening our schools and our healthcare services, and to protect our healthcare workers who have been at the frontline of this pandemic over the past six months."
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.
ENDS
| Total number of cases | 25,802 |
| Total number hospitalised | 3,340 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 438 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,497 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 8,355 |
| Number clusters notified | 2,153 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 13,669 |
| Median age | 48 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 20 July.
| Gender | Number of cases | % of total |
| Female | 14,725 | 57.1 |
| Male | 11,049 | 42.8 |
| Unknown | 28 | 0.1 |
| Total | 25,802 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 20 July.
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 183 |
| 5 - 14 | 340 |
| 15 - 24 | 1965 |
| 25 - 34 | 4359 |
| 35 - 44 | 4536 |
| 45 - 54 | 4618 |
| 55 - 64 | 3279 |
| 65 - 74 | 1826 |
| 75 - 84 | 2303 |
| 85+ | 2372 |
| Unknown | 21 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 20 July.
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 31.7 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 65.8 |
| Travel abroad | 2.4 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 20 July.
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 | 22 |
| 5 - 14 | 18 |
| 15 - 24 | 75 |
| 25 - 34 | 198 |
| 35 - 44 | 274 |
| 45 - 54 | 447 |
| 55 - 64 | 497 |
| 65 - 74 | 587 |
| 75 - 84 | 745 |
| 85+ | 476 |
| Unknown | 1 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 20 July.
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.
| County | Number of cases | % of total | Change since previous day |
| Carlow | 179 | 0.7 | +1 |
| Cavan | 867 | 3.4 | No change |
| Clare | 369 | 1.4 | No change |
| Cork | 1560 | 6.1 | +3 |
| Donegal | 472 | 1.8 | No change |
| Dublin | 12411 | 48.1 | +21 |
| Galway | 492 | 1.9 | No change |
| Kerry | 316 | 1.2 | No change |
| Kildare | 1525 | 5.9 | +1 |
| Kilkenny | 356 | 1.4 | No change |
| Laois | 267 | 1 | +1 |
| Leitrim | 83 | 0.3 | No change |
| Limerick | 590 | 2.3 | +1 |
| Longford | 287 | 1.1 | No change |
| Louth | 791 | 3.1 | No change |
| Mayo | 574 | 2.2 | No change |
| Meath | 822 | 3.2 | +5 |
| Monaghan | 541 | 2.1 | +1 |
| Offaly | 487 | 1.9 | +1 |
| Roscommon | 346 | 1.3 | No change |
| Sligo | 148 | 0.6 | No change |
| Tipperary | 543 | 2.1 | No change |
| Waterford | 166 | 0.6 | No change |
| Westmeath | 676 | 2.6 | No change |
| Wexford | 223 | 0.9 | No change |
| Wicklow | 711 | 2.8 | +1 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 20 July.