Press release

Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Saturday 2 May

From: Department of Health
Published on: 2 May 2020
Last updated on: 2 May 2020

Hospital statistics
Gender of patients
Age range affected
How COVID-19 is spreading
Hospitalised cases by age group
Cases by county

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 25 people with COVID-19 have died.

There have now been a total 1,286* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of 11am Saturday 2 May, the HPSC has been notified of 343 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 21,176 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

The HSE is 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 the HPSC, as of midnight, Thursday 30 April (20,742 cases), reveals:

58% are female and 42% are male
the median age of confirmed cases is 49 years
2,785 cases (13%) have been hospitalised
of those hospitalised, 368 cases have been admitted to ICU
5,973 cases are associated with healthcare workers
Dublin has the highest number of cases at 10,277 (50% of all cases) followed by Kildare with 1,226 cases (6%) and then Cork with 1,156 cases (6%)
of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 63%, close contact accounts for 34%, travel abroad accounts for 3%

ENDS

Notes to the Editor:

Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 4 deaths. The figure of 1,286 deaths reflects this.

Hospital statistics

Total number of cases	20,742
Total number hospitalised	2,785
Total number admitted to ICU	368
Total number of deaths	1,050
Total number of healthcare workers	5,973
Number clusters notified	676
Cases associated with clusters	6,866
Median age	49

All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 30 April.

Gender of patients

Gender	Number	% of Total
Female	11,979	57.8
Male	8,695	41.9
Unknown	68	0.3
Total	20,742

All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 30 April.

Age range affected

Age Group	Number	% of Total
<1	35	0.2
1 - 4	66	0.3
5 - 14	206	1
15 - 24	1,383	6.7
25 - 34	3,314	16
35 - 44	3,532	17
45 - 54	3,803	18.3
55 - 64	2,736	13.2
65+	5,642	27.2
Unknown	25	0.1

All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 30 April.

How COVID-19 is spreading

Community transmission	63%
Close contact with confirmed case	34%
Travel Abroad	3%

All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 30 April.

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.

Hospitalised cases by age group

Age range	Number of cases	Percentage of total
<5	16	0.6
5 - 14	8	0.3
15 - 24	56	2
25 - 34	173	6.2
35 - 44	232	8.3
45 - 54	373	13.4
55 - 64	415	14.9
65+	1,509	54.2
Unknown	3	0.1

All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 30 April.

Cases by county

Carlow	100	0.5%
Cavan	656	3.2%
Clare	237	1.1%
Cork	1,156	5.6%
Donegal	459	2.2%
Dublin	10,277	49.5%
Galway	357	1.7%
Kerry	294	1.4%
Kildare	1,226	5.9%
Kilkenny	254	1.2%
Laois	230	1.1%
Leitrim	68	0.3%
Limerick	564	2.7%
Longford	150	0.7%
Louth	667	3.2%
Mayo	488	2.4%
Meath	687	3.3%
Monaghan	403	1.9%
Offaly	293	1.4%
Roscommon	160	0.8%
Sligo	118	0.6%
Tipperary	473	2.3%
Waterford	138	0.7%
Westmeath	500	2.4%
Wexford	183	0.9%
Wicklow	604	2.9%

All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 30 April.

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