Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Monday 14 December
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 14 December 2020
- Last updated on: 15 December 2020
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 2 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
There has been a total of 2,126 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Sunday 13 December, the HPSC has been notified of 264 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 76,449 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
- 128 are men and 134 are women
- 65% are under 45 years of age
- the median age is 36 years old
- 79 in Dublin, 24 in Donegal, 19 in Kerry, 18 in Limerick, 14 in Kildare, 14 in Wexford and the remaining 96 cases are spread across 16 other counties
As of 2pm today, 215 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
Today’s cases, 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population and new cases in last 14 days (as of midnight 13 December 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)
| County | Today’s Cases (to midnight 13/12/20) | 14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population (14 days to midnight 13/12/20) | New Cases during last 14 days (14 days to midnight 13/12/20) |
| Ireland | 264 | 83.4 | 3973 |
| Donegal | 24 | 225.5 | 359 |
| Kilkenny | 10 | 199.5 | 198 |
| Louth | 9 | 175.4 | 226 |
| Carlow | 9 | 166.9 | 95 |
| Longford | <5 | 134.6 | 55 |
| Limerick | 18 | 126.2 | 246 |
| Monaghan | 0 | 117.3 | 72 |
| Cavan | <5 | 111.6 | 85 |
| Mayo | 9 | 106.5 | 139 |
| Laois | 8 | 99.2 | 84 |
| Wicklow | 7 | 99 | 141 |
| Dublin | 79 | 91.9 | 1,238 |
| Tipperary | 5 | 80.9 | 129 |
| Waterford | 8 | 77.5 | 90 |
| Offaly | <5 | 64.1 | 50 |
| Meath | 7 | 61 | 119 |
| Kildare | 14 | 58.9 | 131 |
| Galway | 5 | 53.5 | 138 |
| Sligo | <5 | 47.3 | 31 |
| Wexford | 14 | 45.4 | 68 |
| Roscommon | 0 | 44.9 | 29 |
| Kerry | 19 | 30.5 | 45 |
| Westmeath | <5 | 29.3 | 26 |
| Clare | 0 | 27.8 | 33 |
| Cork | 10 | 25.4 | 138 |
| Leitrim | 0 | 25 | 8 |
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 76,185 |
| Total number hospitalised | 5,435 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 641 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,866 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 12,513 |
| Number clusters notified | 10,150 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 42,295 |
| Median age | 39 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 12 December.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases |
| Male | 35,915 |
| Female | 40,234 |
| Unknown | 36 |
| Total | 76,185 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 12 December.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 2,039 |
| 5 - 14 | 5,059 |
| 15 - 24 | 13,242 |
| 25 - 34 | 12,796 |
| 35 - 44 | 11,943 |
| 45 - 54 | 11,499 |
| 55 - 64 | 8,100 |
| 65 - 74 | 4,356 |
| 75 - 84 | 3,810 |
| 85+ | 3,313 |
| Unknown | 28 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 12 December.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 30 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 67.6 |
| Travel abroad | 1.4 |
| Unknown | 1.1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 12 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 | 179 |
| 25 - 34 | 343 |
| 35 - 44 | 424 |
| 45 - 54 | 677 |
| 55 - 64 | 777 |
| 65 - 74 | 986 |
| 75 - 84 | 1,200 |
| 85+ | 736 |
| Unknown | 2 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 12 December.
Cases by county
| County | Number of cases | Change since the day before |
| Carlow | 720 | +8 |
| Cavan | 2,264 | +10 |
| Clare | 1,529 | +2 |
| Cork | 6,519 | +20 |
| Donegal | 3,296 | +46 |
| Dublin | 28,243 | +119 |
| Galway | 2,800 | +11 |
| Kerry | 1,360 | +4 |
| Kildare | 4,211 | +16 |
| Kilkenny | 1,213 | +18 |
| Laois | 1,065 | +22 |
| Leitrim | 273 | +2 |
| Limerick | 3,003 | +26 |
| Longford | 708 | +11 |
| Louth | 2,350 | +18 |
| Mayo | 1,574 | +11 |
| Meath | 3,511 | +15 |
| Monaghan | 1,320 | +2 |
| Offaly | 1,215 | +10 |
| Roscommon | 974 | +2 |
| Sligo | 775 | +8 |
| Tipperary | 1,639 | +19 |
| Waterford | 1,121 | +4 |
| Westmeath | 1,564 | +3 |
| Wexford | 1,253 | +11 |
| Wicklow | 1,685 | +11 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 12 December.
