Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Friday 27 March
Foilsithe
An t-eolas is déanaí
Teanga: Níl leagan Gaeilge den mhír seo ar fáil.
Foilsithe
An t-eolas is déanaí
Teanga: Níl leagan Gaeilge den mhír seo ar fáil.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that an additional three patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland have died. One person in the north-west of the country and two females in the east.
There have now been 22 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been informed of 302 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
There are now 2,121 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
The HSE is now working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.
Today’s data from HPSC, as of midnight, Wednesday 25 March (1,639 cases), reveals:
ENDS
The daily National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) press conference is not taking place today (Friday 27 March).
Total number of cases | 1639 | |
Total number hospitalised | 419 | |
Total number admitted to ICU | 59 | |
Case fatality rate | 1.3 | |
Total number of healthcare workers | 375 | |
Number clusters notified | 79 | |
Median age | 46 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 25 March.
Gender | Number | % of Total |
Female | 760 | 46 |
Male | 879 | 54 |
Total | 1639 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 25 March.
Age Group | Number | % of Total |
<1 | 3 | 0 |
1 - 4 | 7 | 0 |
5 - 14 | 25 | 2 |
15 - 24 | 123 | 8 |
25 - 34 | 310 | 19 |
35 - 44 | 305 | 19 |
45 - 54 | 320 | 20 |
55 - 64 | 233 | 14 |
65+ | 307 | 19 |
Unknown | 3 | 0 |
Total | 1383 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 25 March.
Community transmission | 28% |
Close contact with confirmed case | 12% |
Travel Abroad | 15% |
Under investigation | 55% |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 25 March.
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 local transmission.
Travel related | 77 | 25% |
No foreign travel | 229 | 64% |
Under investigation | 69 | 13% |
Total | 375 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 25 March.
<5 | 3 | 1% |
5 - 14 | 3 | 1% |
15 - 24 | 17 | 4% |
25 - 34 | 45 | 11% |
35 - 44 | 40 | 10% |
45 - 54 | 70 | 17% |
55 - 64 | 71 | 17% |
65+ | 169 | 40% |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 25 March.
Carlow | ≤5 | 0% |
Cavan | 9 | 1% |
Clare | 26 | 2% |
Cork | 171 | 10% |
Donegal | 15 | 1% |
Dublin | 922 | 56% |
Galway | 57 | 4% |
Kerry | 44 | 3% |
Kildare | 45 | 3% |
Kilkenny | 20 | 1% |
Laois | 10 | 1% |
Leitrim | ≤5 | 0% |
Limerick | 36 | 2% |
Longford | ≤5 | 1% |
Louth | 24 | 2% |
Mayo | 18 | 1% |
Meath | 33 | 2% |
Monaghan | ≤5 | 0% |
Offaly | 19 | 1% |
Roscommon | 7 | 0% |
Sligo | 8 | 1% |
Tipperary | 34 | 2% |
Waterford | 25 | 2% |
Westmeath | 39 | 2% |
Wexford | 9 | 1% |
Wicklow | 52 | 4% |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 25 March.
≤ means 'less than or equal to'.