Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Sunday 18 October
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 notified of 3 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
There has been a total of 1,852 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Saturday 17 October, the HPSC has been notified of 1,283 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 49,962 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
As of 2pm today, 277 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 33 are in ICU. There have been 17 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 17/10/20) | 14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population (14 days to midnight 17/10/20) | New Cases during last 14 days (14 days to midnight 17/10/20) |
NATIONAL | 1,283 | 251.0 | 11,950 |
Cavan | 42 | 807.3 | 615 |
Meath | 80 | 488.6 | 953 |
Monaghan | 17 | 374.7 | 230 |
Donegal | 14 | 345.5 | 550 |
Clare | 21 | 322.3 | 383 |
Sligo | 8 | 294.5 | 193 |
Westmeath | 40 | 294 | 261 |
Cork | 156 | 275.4 | 1,495 |
Galway | 51 | 273.6 | 706 |
Wexford | 35 | 271.2 | 406 |
Limerick | 55 | 250.4 | 488 |
Kildare | 88 | 243.6 | 542 |
Longford | 13 | 239.8 | 98 |
Leitrim | 5 | 224.7 | 72 |
Dublin | 408 | 224.6 | 3,026 |
Roscommon | 27 | 223.1 | 144 |
Kerry | 36 | 216 | 319 |
Offaly | 25 | 202.7 | 158 |
Louth | 7 | 187.8 | 242 |
Laois | 23 | 173.6 | 147 |
Mayo | 30 | 149.4 | 195 |
Carlow | 20 | 149.3 | 85 |
Kilkenny | 10 | 146.1 | 145 |
Waterford | 5 | 131.7 | 153 |
Wicklow | 31 | 119.4 | 170 |
Tipperary | 36 | 109.1 | 174 |
Total number of cases | 48,679 |
Total number hospitalised | 3,980 |
Total number admitted to ICU | 511 |
Total number of deaths | 1,596 |
Total number of healthcare workers | 9,898 |
Number clusters notified | 5,568 |
Cases associated with clusters | 25,156 |
Median age | 41 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 16 October.
Gender | Number of cases | Change since the day before |
Female | 26,071 | +632 |
Male | 22,561 | +644 |
Unknown | 47 | +1 |
Total | 48,679 | +1,277 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 16 October.
Age range | Number of cases | Change since the day before |
0 - 4 | 879 | +31 |
5 - 14 | 2,047 | +94 |
15 - 24 | 7,774 | +366 |
25 - 34 | 8,541 | +204 |
35 - 44 | 7,890 | +181 |
45 - 54 | 7,670 | +180 |
55 - 64 | 5,437 | +134 |
65 - 74 | 2,914 | +52 |
75 - 84 | 2,839 | +21 |
85+ | 2,662 | +14 |
Unknown | 26 | No change |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 16 October.
Transmission classification | % |
Community transmission | 27.4 |
Close contact with confirmed case | 64.1 |
Travel abroad | 1.8 |
Unknown | 6.6 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 16 October.
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 | Change since the day before |
0 - 4 | 41 | No change |
5 - 14 | 33 | +2 |
15 - 24 | 120 | +2 |
25 - 34 | 253 | No change |
35 - 44 | 322 | +3 |
45 - 54 | 519 | -1 |
55 - 64 | 595 | +4 |
65 - 74 | 701 | +5 |
75 - 84 | 859 | +4 |
85+ | 535 | +5 |
Unknown | 2 | No change |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 16 October.
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 | Change since the day before |
Carlow | 365 | +5 |
Cavan | 1,559 | +27 |
Clare | 1,008 | +32 |
Cork | 3,689 | +149 |
Donegal | 1,637 | +43 |
Dublin | 20,424 | +279 |
Galway | 1,491 | +107 |
Kerry | 717 | +55 |
Kildare | 3,120 | +53 |
Kilkenny | 618 | +24 |
Laois | 621 | +13 |
Leitrim | 189 | +1 |
Limerick | 1,464 | +75 |
Longford | 462 | +18 |
Louth | 1,305 | +18 |
Mayo | 831 | +16 |
Meath | 1,991 | +108 |
Monaghan | 924 | +1 |
Offaly | 886 | +38 |
Roscommon | 607 | +9 |
Sligo | 389 | +15 |
Tipperary | 963 | +16 |
Waterford | 500 | +28 |
Westmeath | 1,019 | +41 |
Wexford | 793 | +80 |
Wicklow | 1,107 | +26 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 16 October.