Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Sunday 31 January
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 31 January 2021
- Last updated on: 1 February 2021
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 15 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
All 15 deaths occurred in January.
The median age of those who died is 84 years and the age range is 68-99 years.
There has been a total of 3,307 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Saturday 30 January, the HPSC has been notified of 1,247 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 196,547* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
(*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 3 confirmed cases. The figure of 196,547 confirmed cases reflects this.)
Of the cases notified today:
- 579 are men and 659 are women
- 60% are under 45 years of age
- the median age is 39 years old
- 430 in Dublin, 97 in Wexford, 87 in Cork, 84 in Limerick, 76 in Galway and the remaining 473 cases are spread across all other counties
As of 2pm today, 1,516 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 211 are in ICU. There have been 39 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health said:
"There is an onus on employers to ensure that, in the first instance, staff are encouraged to work from home and in cases where that is not possible, that their workplaces are safe for staff and customers and in full compliance with infection prevention and control measures.
"The HPSC has comprehensive guidance on outbreak management and infection prevention control measures that every employer should be familiar with and activating on their premises. I encourage all employers and managers to review their workplaces and ensure they have effective measures in place."
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ENDS
Today's cases
- the 7-day incidence is 189.7
- the 5-day moving average is 1,342