Press release

Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Sunday 3 May

From: Department of Health
Published on: 3 May 2020
Last updated on: 3 May 2020

Cases as on Friday 1 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 19 people with COVID-19 have died.

There have now been a total 1,303 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. (Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 2 deaths. The figure of 1,303 deaths reflects this.)

As of 11am Sunday 3 May, the HPSC has been notified of 330 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 21,506 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.

Cases as on Friday 1 May 2020

The data from the HPSC, as of midnight, Friday 1 May (21,064 cases), reveals:

58% are female and 42% are male
the median age of confirmed cases is 49 years
2,825 cases (13%) have been hospitalised
of those hospitalised, 363 cases have been admitted to ICU
6,068 cases are associated with healthcare workers
Dublin has the highest number of cases at 10,406 (49% of all cases) followed by Kildare with 1,242 cases (6%) and then Cork with 1,164 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%

Hospital statistics

Total number of cases	21,064
Total number hospitalised	2,825
Total number admitted to ICU	363
Total number of deaths	1,074
Total number of healthcare workers	6,068
Number clusters notified	694
Cases associated with clusters	6,966
Median age	49

All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 1 May.

Gender of patients

Gender	Number	% of Total
Female	12,166	57.8
Male	8,841	42
Unknown	57	0.3
Total	21,064

All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 1 May.

Age range affected

Age Group	Number	% of Total
<1	38	0.2
1 - 4	69	0.3
5 - 14	215	1
15 - 24	1,417	6.7
25 - 34	3,373	16
35 - 44	3,588	17
45 - 54	3,858	18.3
55 - 64	2,772	13.2
65+	5,711	27.1
Unknown	23	0.1

All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 1 May.

How COVID-19 is spreading

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

All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 1 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.

Hospitalised cases by age group

Age range	Number of cases	Percentage of total
<5	18	0.6
5 - 14	11	0.3
15 - 24	58	2
25 - 34	174	6.2
35 - 44	235	8.3
45 - 54	381	13.5
55 - 64	422	14.9
65+	1,524	53.9
Unknown	2	0.1

All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 1 May.

Cases by county

Carlow	126	0.6%
Cavan	673	3.2%
Clare	240	1.1%
Cork	1,164	5.5%
Donegal	461	2.2%
Dublin	10,406	49.4%
Galway	365	1.7%
Kerry	295	1.4%
Kildare	1,242	5.9%
Kilkenny	258	1.2%
Laois	234	1.1%
Leitrim	67	0.3%
Limerick	580	2.8%
Longford	153	0.7%
Louth	673	3.2%
Mayo	494	2.3%
Meath	699	3.3%
Monaghan	409	1.9%
Offaly	305	1.4%
Roscommon	174	0.8%
Sligo	117	0.6%
Tipperary	478	2.3%
Waterford	139	0.7%
Westmeath	509	2.4%
Wexford	185	0.9%
Wicklow	618	2.9%

All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 1 May.
The county-by-county totals can be adjusted downwards following validation by the HPSC.

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