Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Sunday 23 August
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 23 August 2020
- Last updated on: 25 August 2020
There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today.
There has been a total of 1,777 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Saturday 22 August, the HPSC has been notified of 61 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 27,969 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
- 30 are men and 30 are women
- 67% are under 45 years of age
- 23 are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 16 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 39 are in Dublin, 13 in Kildare and the remaining 9 cases are in Cork, Kerry, Laois, Limerick, Longford 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:
"I know that at times we can all feel powerless against COVID-19. But we are not. Each of us has a range of simple tools at our disposal – knowing the risks, washing our hands, not touching our faces, keeping physically distant, avoiding crowds, limiting visitors to our homes, and wearing a face covering. But the most powerful tool of all remains our solidarity with one another – by encouraging each other to stick with the basic measures and by continuing to act and adapt together we can suppress the transmission of this virus once again."
ENDS
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 27,908 |
| Total number hospitalised | 3,396 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 443 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,519 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 8,550 |
| Number clusters notified | 2,579 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 15,171 |
| Median age | 46 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 21 August.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases | % of total |
| Female | 15,727 | 56.4 |
| Male | 12,153 | 43.5 |
| Unknown | 28 | 0.1 |
| Total | 27,908 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 21 August.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 270 |
| 5 - 14 | 495 |
| 15 - 24 | 2,377 |
| 25 - 34 | 4,868 |
| 35 - 44 | 4,908 |
| 45 - 54 | 4,912 |
| 55 - 64 | 3,439 |
| 65 - 74 | 1,903 |
| 75 - 84 | 2,329 |
| 85+ | 2,386 |
| Unknown | 21 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 21 August.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 30.7 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 66.3 |
| Travel abroad | 2.4 |
| Unknown | 0.7 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 21 August.
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 | 24 |
| 5 - 14 | 18 |
| 15 - 24 | 80 |
| 25 - 34 | 206 |
| 35 - 44 | 279 |
| 45 - 54 | 456 |
| 55 - 64 | 503 |
| 65 - 74 | 596 |
| 75 - 84 | 753 |
| 85+ | 480 |
| Unknown | 1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 21 August.
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 | 220 | 0.8 | +4 |
| Cavan | 883 | 3.2 | No change |
| Clare | 443 | 1.6 | +1 |
| Cork | 1,612 | 5.8 | +2 |
| Donegal | 512 | 1.8 | +1 |
| Dublin | 12,968 | 46.5 | +55 |
| Galway | 509 | 1.8 | No change |
| Kerry | 325 | 1.2 | +2 |
| Kildare | 2,161 | 7.7 | +36 |
| Kilkenny | 394 | 1.4 | +7 |
| Laois | 370 | 1.3 | +3 |
| Leitrim | 85 | 0.3 | No change |
| Limerick | 696 | 2.5 | +10 |
| Longford | 291 | 1.1 | No change |
| Louth | 816 | 3 | +1 |
| Mayo | 587 | 2.1 | No change |
| Meath | 878 | 3.2 | +3 |
| Monaghan | 552 | 2 | +2 |
| Offaly | 607 | 2.2 | +2 |
| Roscommon | 353 | 1.3 | +2 |
| Sligo | 156 | 0.6 | No change |
| Tipperary | 637 | 2.2 | +12 |
| Waterford | 181 | 0.6 | +6 |
| Westmeath | 684 | 2.5 | +1 |
| Wexford | 265 | 0.9 | +4 |
| Wicklow | 723 | 2.6 | +2 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 21 August.