Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Sunday 10 May

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 12 people with COVID-19 have died.

There have now been a total 1,458 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of 11am Sunday 10 May the HPSC has been notified of 236 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 22,996 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, Friday 8 May (22,671 cases), reveals:

• 57% are female and 43% are male
• the median age of confirmed cases is 49 years
• 2,986 cases (13%) have been hospitalised
• of those hospitalised, 383 cases have been admitted to ICU
• 6,771 cases are associated with healthcare workers
• Dublin has the highest number of cases at 11,068 (49% of all cases) followed by Kildare with 1,324 cases (6%) and then Cork with 1,207 cases (5%)
• of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 61%, close contact accounts for 36%, travel abroad accounts for 3%

ENDS

• All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 8 May.

• All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 8 May.

• All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 8 May.

• All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 8 May.

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.

• All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 8 May.

Note: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre have advised that in the process of validating data and reviewing addresses, cases may be reassigned to another county.

• All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 8 May.