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Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Monday 14 September

There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today.

There has been a total of 1,784 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight Sunday 13 September, the HPSC has been notified of 208 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 31,192* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. (*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 1 confirmed case. The figure of 31,192 confirmed cases reflects this.)

Of the cases notified today:

  • 98 are men and 110 are women
  • 62% are under 45 years of age
  • 33% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
  • 18 cases have been identified as community transmission
  • 108 are in Dublin, 18 in Louth, 12 in Donegal, 10 in Meath, 9 in Kildare, 8 in Waterford, 7 in Cork, 6 in Limerick, 6 in Wexford and the remaining 24 cases are located in Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Galway, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Mayo, Roscommon, Tipperary, Westmeath and Wicklow

The HSE is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.

The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.

Dr. Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:

"NPHET has decided to reduce the period of isolation from 14 to 10 days for confirmed cases from the onset of symptoms, based on advice received from the Expert Advisory Group following a review of the evidence.

"In addition, it has been agreed that nasal swabs are an acceptable alternative to nasopharyngeal swab for use in children in the community. This will hopefully make testing a simpler process for children going forward.

"COVID-19 is an evolving pandemic and NPHET is committed to adapting advice and guidelines based on emerging evidence."

ENDS

Notes to the Editor:

The period of self-isolation for a case of COVID-19 has changed to 10 days from onset of symptoms (or 10 days from date of test if asymptomatic), the last 5 of which should be without fever.

The period for restricting movements for those who are close contacts of a case, or who have travelled to Ireland from a country not on the green list has not changed, and remains at 14 days.

Guidance will be updated in the coming days to reflect this change.


Hospital statistics

Total number of cases 30,984
Total number hospitalised 3,457
Total number admitted to ICU 450
Total number of deaths 1,527
Total number of healthcare workers 8,889
Number clusters notified 3,035
Cases associated with clusters 16,728
Median age 45
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 12 September.

Gender of patients

Gender Number of cases % of total
Female 17,262 55.7
Male 13,689 44.2
Unknown 33 0.1
Total 30,984
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 12 September.

Age range affected

Age range Number of cases
0 - 4 388
5 - 14 772
15 - 24 3,046
25 - 34 5,458
35 - 44 5,386
45 - 54 5,306
55 - 64 3,705
65 - 74 2,050
75 - 84 2,411
85+ 2,438
Unknown 24
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 12 September.

How COVID-19 is spreading

Transmission classification %
Community transmission 30.4
Close contact with confirmed case 65.9
Travel abroad 2.5
Unknown 1.2
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 12 September.

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.


Hospitalised cases by age group

Age range Number of cases
0 - 4 29
5 - 14 19
15 - 24 85
25 - 34 212
35 - 44 278
45 - 54 465
55 - 64 510
65 - 74 610
75 - 84 762
85+ 486
Unknown 1
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 12 September.

Cases by county

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 % of total Change since the day before
Carlow 258 0.8 +1
Cavan 904 2.9 No change
Clare 502 1.6 +5
Cork 1,683 5.4 +2
Donegal 579 1.9 +13
Dublin 14,556 47 +116
Galway 562 1.8 +1
Kerry 349 1.1 +1
Kildare 2,375 7.7 +13
Kilkenny 428 1.4 No change
Laois 416 1.3 +3
Leitrim 106 0.3 No change
Limerick 866 2.8 +9
Longford 319 1 +1
Louth 893 2.9 +4
Mayo 602 1.9 +2
Meath 948 3.1 +9
Monaghan 586 1.9 No change
Offaly 668 2.2 +4
Roscommon 374 1.2 No change
Sligo 159 0.5 No change
Tipperary 741 2.4 +1
Waterford 253 0.8 +22
Westmeath 719 2.3 +4
Wexford 335 1.1 +3
Wicklow 803 2.6 +11
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 12 September.