Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Friday 27 November
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 27 November 2020
- Last updated on: 30 November 2020
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 7 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
There has been a total of 2,043 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Thursday 26 November, the HPSC has been notified of 206 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 71,699* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
(*Validation of data at the HPSC led to the denotification of 1 confirmed case. The figure of 71,699 confirmed cases reflects this.)
Of the cases notified today:
- 101 are men and 105 are women
- 67% are under 45 years of age
- the median age is 34 years old
- 64 in Dublin, 23 in Limerick, 20 in Donegal, 18 in Cork, 14 in Louth, 14 in Meath, and the remaining 53 cases in 18 counties
As of 2pm today, 248 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 35 are in ICU. There have been 10 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 26 November 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)
| County | Today’s Cases (to midnight 26/11/20) | 14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population (14 days to midnight 26/11/20) | New Cases during last 14 days (14 days to midnight 26/11/20) |
| Ireland | 206 | 98.2 | 4,677 |
| Donegal | 20 | 216.1 | 344 |
| Louth | 14 | 199.4 | 257 |
| Limerick | 23 | 181.6 | 354 |
| Kilkenny | <5 | 126 | 125 |
| Waterford | 6 | 117.9 | 137 |
| Roscommon | <5 | 117.7 | 76 |
| Dublin | 64 | 110.6 | 1,490 |
| Meath | 14 | 100.5 | 196 |
| Longford | <5 | 95.4 | 39 |
| Tipperary | 7 | 92.8 | 148 |
| Monaghan | <5 | 84.7 | 52 |
| Mayo | <5 | 83.5 | 109 |
| Offaly | <5 | 79.5 | 62 |
| Westmeath | <5 | 77.7 | 69 |
| Cork | 18 | 77.4 | 420 |
| Wicklow | 5 | 76.5 | 109 |
| Carlow | <5 | 72 | 41 |
| Cavan | 0 | 70.9 | 54 |
| Clare | <5 | 70.7 | 84 |
| Kildare | <5 | 70.6 | 157 |
| Sligo | <5 | 59.5 | 39 |
| Laois | <5 | 57.9 | 49 |
| Galway | 5 | 51.2 | 132 |
| Kerry | 5 | 50.8 | 75 |
| Wexford | 0 | 32.7 | 49 |
| Leitrim | <5 | 31.2 | 10 |
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 71,493 |
| Total number hospitalised | 5,158 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 619 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,784 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 11,803 |
| Number clusters notified | 9,345 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 39,289 |
| Median age | 39 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 25 November.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases |
| Male | 33,625 |
| Female | 37,833 |
| Unknown | 35 |
| Total | 71,493 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 25 November.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 1,819 |
| 5 - 14 | 4,468 |
| 15 - 24 | 12,506 |
| 25 - 34 | 12,037 |
| 35 - 44 | 11,205 |
| 45 - 54 | 10,830 |
| 55 - 64 | 7,679 |
| 65 - 74 | 4,123 |
| 75 - 84 | 3,620 |
| 85+ | 3,172 |
| Unknown | 34 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 25 November.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 30.5 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 67.1 |
| Travel abroad | 1.4 |
| Unknown | 1.1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 25 November.
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 | 56 |
| 5 - 14 | 49 |
| 15 - 24 | 166 |
| 25 - 34 | 315 |
| 35 - 44 | 412 |
| 45 - 54 | 651 |
| 55 - 64 | 744 |
| 65 - 74 | 921 |
| 75 - 84 | 1,144 |
| 85+ | 698 |
| Unknown | 2 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 25 November.
Cases by county
| County | Number of cases | Change since the day before |
| Carlow | 621 | +3 |
| Cavan | 2,184 | +4 |
| Clare | 1,489 | +3 |
| Cork | 6,339 | +18 |
| Donegal | 2,860 | +20 |
| Dublin | 26,744 | +119 |
| Galway | 2,612 | +8 |
| Kerry | 1,318 | +4 |
| Kildare | 4,063 | +7 |
| Kilkenny | 991 | +29 |
| Laois | 966 | +6 |
| Leitrim | 263 | No change |
| Limerick | 2,708 | +23 |
| Longford | 645 | +2 |
| Louth | 2,092 | +17 |
| Mayo | 1,423 | +11 |
| Meath | 3,379 | +4 |
| Monaghan | 1,232 | +4 |
| Offaly | 1,152 | +3 |
| Roscommon | 932 | +1 |
| Sligo | 735 | +2 |
| Tipperary | 1,485 | +19 |
| Waterford | 1,012 | +11 |
| Westmeath | 1,544 | +2 |
| Wexford | 1,196 | +4 |
| Wicklow | 1,508 | +10 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 25 November.