English

Cuardaigh ar fad gov.ie

Preasráitis

Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Friday 11 December

  • Ó: An Roinn Sláinte

  • Foilsithe: 11 Nollaig 2020
  • An t-eolas is déanaí: 11 Nollaig 2020

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 3 additional deaths related to COVID-19.

There has been a total of 2,120 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight Thursday 11 December, the HPSC has been notified of 313 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 75,507* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

(*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 9 confirmed cases. The figure of 75,507 confirmed cases reflects this.)

Of the cases notified today:

  • 144 are men and 169 are women
  • 67% are under 45 years of age
  • the median age is 35 years old
  • 70 in Dublin, 31 in Mayo, 21 in Kilkenny, 19 in Donegal, 18 in Laois and the remaining 154 cases are spread across 19 other counties

As of 2pm today, 197 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 35 are in ICU. There have been 12 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

Today’s cases, 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population and new cases in last 14 days (as of midnight 10 December 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)

County Today’s Cases (to midnight 10/12/20) 14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population (14 days to midnight 10/12/20) New Cases during last 14 days (14 days to midnight 10/12/20)
Ireland 313 81.2 3,869
Donegal 19 229.9 366
Kilkenny 21 194.5 193
Louth 14 159.8 206
Carlow 14 156.3 89
Monaghan 6 138.5 85
Limerick 16 124.7 243
Wicklow 5 117.3 167
Longford 16 115 47
Mayo 31 98.8 129
Dublin 70 91.2 1,229
Waterford 6 81.8 95
Cavan 6 80.1 61
Tipperary 5 79 126
Laois 18 66.1 56
Offaly <5 64.1 50
Galway 14 63.6 164
Kildare 7 54.4 121
Roscommon <5 52.7 34
Meath 6 50.8 99
Sligo 7 39.7 26
Clare <5 34.5 41
Westmeath 8 28.2 25
Wexford <5 26.7 40
Cork 12 26.2 142
Kerry 0 20.3 30
Leitrim 0 15.6 5

Hospital statistics

Total number of cases 75,195
Total number hospitalised 5,392
Total number admitted to ICU 641
Total number of deaths 1,861
Total number of healthcare workers 12,399
Number clusters notified 10,048
Cases associated with clusters 41,965
Median age 39
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 9 December.

Gender of patients

Gender Number of cases
Male 35,445
Female 39,716
Unknown 34
Total 75,195
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 9 December.

Age range affected

Age range Number of cases
0 - 4 1,997
5 - 14 4,937
15 - 24 13,077
25 - 34 12,614
35 - 44 11,791
45 - 54 11,338
55 - 64 8,026
65 - 74 4,323
75 - 84 3,771
85+ 3,293
Unknown 28
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 9 December.

How COVID-19 is spreading

Transmission classification %
Community transmission 29.8
Close contact with confirmed case 67.8
Travel abroad 1.4
Unknown 1.1
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 9 December.

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.


Hospitalised cases by age group

Age range Number of cases
0 - 4 59
5 - 14 52
15 - 24 173
25 - 34 336
35 - 44 425
45 - 54 671
55 - 64 773
65 - 74 980
75 - 84 1,191
85+ 730
Unknown 2
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 9 December.

Cases by county

County Number of cases Change since the day before
Carlow 696 +10
Cavan 2,235 +10
Clare 1,522 +3
Cork 6,483 +9
Donegal 3,226 +27
Dublin 27,956 +76
Galway 2,768 +13
Kerry 1,352 +1
Kildare 4,181 +12
Kilkenny 1,167 +14
Laois 1,016 +2
Leitrim 270 +1
Limerick 2,946 +6
Longford 678 +4
Louth 2,297 +25
Mayo 1,522 +11
Meath 3,475 +15
Monaghan 1,311 +8
Offaly 1,201 No change
Roscommon 966 +2
Sligo 758 +4
Tipperary 1,610 +18
Waterford 1,105 +14
Westmeath 1,552 No change
Wexford 1,232 +5
Wicklow 1,670 +12
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 9 December.