Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Saturday 21 March
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Teanga: Níl leagan Gaeilge den mhír seo ar fáil.
Foilsithe
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Teanga: Níl leagan Gaeilge den mhír seo ar fáil.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been informed of 102 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
There are now 785 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, Thursday 19 March (584 cases), reveals:
Of those for whom transmission status is known:
The Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 was signed into law by the President of Ireland on Friday, 20 March. This Act empowers the Minister for Health to prohibit and restrict the holding of certain events, and to close certain premises, for example public houses.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:
"The department is aware that pubs in some areas of the country are continuing to open, in contravention of existing public health advice.
"If any such premises become known to us, the Minister will be advised to use his regulatory powers to enforce the temporary closure of premises in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
"We are also asking An Garda Siochana to assist in encouraging the public to abide by the public health advice on social distancing by encouraging any groups congregating in public to disperse."
Dr Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:
"We must continue in our efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19 together, as a society, to protect our healthcare workers and our most vulnerable."
ENDS
Total number of cases | 584 | |
Total number hospitalised | 173 | |
Total number admitted to ICU | 13 | |
Total number of deaths | 3 | |
Case fatality rate | 0.5 | |
Total number of healthcare workers | 147 | |
Number clusters notified | 29 | |
Median age | 44 |
*All statistics measured at midnight, 19 March 2020.
Gender | Number | % of Total |
Female | 257 | 44 |
Male | 320 | 55 |
Unknown | 7 | 1 |
Total | 584 |
*All statistics measured at midnight, 19 March 2020.
Age Group | Number | % of Total | Age specific incidence |
<1 | 2 | 0 | 0.3 |
1 - 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.3 |
5 - 14 | 10 | 2 | 1.8 |
15 - 24 | 56 | 10 | 9.6 |
25 - 34 | 110 | 19 | 18.8 |
35 - 44 | 121 | 21 | 20.7 |
45 - 54 | 95 | 16 | 16.3 |
55 - 64 | 85 | 15 | 14.6 |
65+ | 102 | 17 | 17.5 |
Unknown | 1 | 0 | 0.2 |
Total | 584 |
*All statistics measured at midnight, 19 March 2020.
Community transmission | 179 |
Close contact with confirmed case | 97 |
Travel Abroad | 148 |
Under investigation | 160 |
*All statistics measured at midnight, 19 March 2020.
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 | 44 | 30% |
No foreign travel | 96 | 65% |
Under investigation | 7 | 5% |
Total | 147 |
*All statistics measured at midnight, 19 March 2020.
<5 | 2 | 1% |
5 - 14 | 1 | 1% |
15 - 24 | 9 | 5% |
25 - 34 | 24 | 14% |
35 - 44 | 18 | 10% |
45 - 54 | 28 | 16% |
55 - 64 | 31 | 18% |
65+ | 60 | 35% |
*All statistics measured at midnight, 19 March 2020.
Carlow | ≤5 | 0% |
Cavan | ≤5 | 0% |
Clare | 7 | 1% |
Cork | 88 | 15% |
Donegal | ≤5 | 1% |
Dublin | 320 | 55% |
Galway | 21 | 4% |
Kerry | 8 | 1% |
Kildare | 18 | 3% |
Kilkenny | 11 | 2% |
Laois | ≤5 | 1% |
Leitrim | ≤5 | 0% |
Limerick | 15 | 3% |
Longford | ≤5 | 1% |
Louth | 9 | 2% |
Mayo | ≤5 | 0% |
Meath | 10 | 2% |
Offaly | 7 | 1% |
Roscommon | ≤5 | 0% |
Sligo | ≤5 | 1% |
Tipperary | ≤5 | 1% |
Waterford | 8 | 1% |
Westmeath | 14 | 2% |
Wexford | ≤5 | 0% |
Wicklow | 17 | 3% |
*All statistics measured at midnight, 19 March 2020.
≤ means 'less than or equal to'.