Press release

Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Sunday 31 May

From: Department of Health
Published on: 31 May 2020
Last updated on: 2 June 2020

Cases as on Friday 29 May
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 2 people with COVID-19 have died.

There have now been a total 1,652* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. (*validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 1 death. The figure of 1,652 deaths reflects this. )

As of midnight Saturday 30 May the HPSC has been notified of 66 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 24,990 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 29 May

Today’s data from the HPSC, as of midnight, Friday 29 May (24,924 cases), reveals:

57% are female and 43% are male
the median age of confirmed cases is 48 years
3,283 cases (13%) have been hospitalised
of those hospitalised, 408 cases have been admitted to ICU
7,963 cases are associated with healthcare workers
Dublin has the highest number of cases at 12,042 (48% of all cases) followed by Cork with 1,477 cases (6%) and then Kildare with 1,416 cases (6%)
of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 39%, close contact accounts for 58%, travel abroad accounts for 2%

ENDS

Hospital statistics

Total number of cases	24,924
Total number hospitalised	3,283
Total number admitted to ICU	408
Total number of deaths	1,390
Total number of healthcare workers	7,963
Number clusters notified	866
Cases associated with clusters	9,985
Median age	48

All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 29 May.

Gender of patients

Gender	Number of cases	% of total
Female	14,269	57.25
Male	10,601	42.61
Unknown	34	0.14
Total	24,924

All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 29 May.

Age range affected

Age range	Number of cases	% of total
0 - 1	46	0.2
1 - 4	107	0.4
5 - 14	309	1.2
15 - 24	1824	7.3
25 - 34	4185	16.8
35 - 44	4385	17.6
45 - 54	4476	18
55 - 64	3197	12.8
65 - 74	1777	7.1
75 - 84	2261	9.1
85+	2324	9.4
Unknown	23	0.1

All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 29 May.

How COVID-19 is spreading

Community transmission	39.3%
Close contact with confirmed case	58.3%
Travel abroad	2.3%

All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 29 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 close contact.

Hospitalised cases by age group

Age range	Number of cases	% of total
0 - 4	19	0.6
5 - 14	17	0.5
15 - 24	72	2.2
25 - 34	198	6
35 - 44	254	7.8
45 - 54	440	13.4
55 - 64	481	14.7
65 - 74	575	17.4
75 - 84	748	22.8
85+	476	14.5
Unknown	3	0.1

All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 29 May.

Cases by county

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.

County	Number of cases	% of total
Carlow	166	0.6
Cavan	834	3.4
Clare	323	1.3
Cork	1477	5.9
Donegal	477	1.9
Dublin	12042	48.4
Galway	478	1.9
Kerry	308	1.2
Kildare	1416	5.7
Kilkenny	338	1.4
Laois	259	1
Leitrim	83	0.3
Limerick	629	2.5
Longford	283	1.1
Louth	766	3.1
Mayo	571	2.3
Meath	797	3.2
Monaghan	509	2
Offaly	478	1.9
Roscommon	333	1.3
Sligo	129	0.5
Tipperary	529	2.1
Waterford	152	0.6
Westmeath	668	2.7
Wexford	216	0.9
Wicklow	663	2.7

All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 29 May.

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