Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Thursday 12 November
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 12 November 2020
- Last updated on: 16 November 2020
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 1 additional death related to COVID-19.
There has been a total of 1,965* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
(*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 1 death. The figure of 1,965 deaths reflects this.)
As of midnight Wednesday 11 November, the HPSC has been notified of 395 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 66,632* * confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
(* *Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 10 confirmed cases. The figure of 66,632 confirmed cases reflects this.)
Of the cases notified today:
- 197 are men and 198 are women
- 65% are under 45 years of age
- the median age is 35 years old
- 132 in Dublin, 31 in Cork, 27 in Donegal, 27 in Limerick, 27 in Galway and the remaining 151 cases are spread across 18 other counties
As of 2pm today, 279 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 39 are in ICU. There have been 20 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:
"Not every part of the country has experienced the same reductions in disease incidence. For example, Donegal’s 14- day incidence is at 281 per 100,000, compared to the national average of 135 per 100,000.
"The country as a whole can succeed in suppressing this disease to low levels in the coming weeks. We have achieved a great deal of suppression over the Level 5 period, the coming weeks offer us an opportunity to drive transmission down further."
Professor Philip Nolan, Chair of the NPHET Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group, said:
"We estimate the reproduction number is now at 0.6. Data suggests that Level 3 measures stabilized case numbers, while Level 5 measures were required to suppress transmission, especially when infection rates are high. If we sustain our efforts we can force infection down to very low levels."
Dr. Vida Hamilton, National Clinical Advisor and Group Lead, Acute Hospitals, HSE:
"We are seeing an increase in Emergency Department attendance, which is a positive indication that the public are continuing to access both covid and non-covid healthcare. Our hospitals are busy as they continue to implement important infection prevention control protocols and our healthcare workers are grateful for public understanding and support for these safety measures."
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ENDS
Today’s cases, 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population and new cases in last 14 days (as of midnight 11 November 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)
| County | Today’s Cases (to midnight 11/11/20) | 14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population (14 days to midnight 11/11/20) | New Cases during last 14 days (14 days to midnight 11/11/20) |
| Ireland | 395 | 135.4 | 6,442 |
| Donegal | 27 | 281.4 | 448 |
| Limerick | 27 | 197.5 | 385 |
| Roscommon | 5 | 172 | 111 |
| Westmeath | 17 | 167.8 | 149 |
| Meath | 22 | 163 | 318 |
| Louth | 26 | 159.8 | 206 |
| Sligo | 7 | 154.1 | 101 |
| Mayo | <5 | 147.9 | 193 |
| Dublin | 132 | 146.2 | 1970 |
| Laois | 6 | 142.9 | 121 |
| Longford | <5 | 132.1 | 54 |
| Kerry | <5 | 130 | 192 |
| Kilkenny | <5 | 128 | 127 |
| Monaghan | <5 | 122.2 | 75 |
| Cork | 31 | 121.9 | 662 |
| Cavan | 8 | 118.1 | 90 |
| Waterford | <5 | 115.3 | 134 |
| Tipperary | 6 | 113.4 | 181 |
| Clare | 5 | 109.4 | 130 |
| Offaly | 10 | 107.7 | 84 |
| Carlow | <5 | 101.9 | 58 |
| Galway | 27 | 96.9 | 250 |
| Kildare | 13 | 93.9 | 209 |
| Wicklow | 8 | 72.3 | 103 |
| Leitrim | <5 | 53.1 | 17 |
| Wexford | <5 | 49.4 | 74 |
Note:
The lowest national 14-day incidence rate was on 3 July 2020 when the rate was 2.98 cases per 100,000 population.
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 66,237 |
| Total number hospitalised | 4,773 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 586 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,706 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 11,075 |
| Number clusters notified | 7,748 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 33,696 |
| Median age | 39 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 10 November.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases |
| Male | 31,137 |
| Female | 35,080 |
| Unknown | 20 |
| Total | 66,237 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 10 November.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 1,599 |
| 5 - 14 | 3,893 |
| 15 - 24 | 11,489 |
| 25 - 34 | 11,207 |
| 35 - 44 | 10,389 |
| 45 - 54 | 10,117 |
| 55 - 64 | 7,225 |
| 65 - 74 | 3,870 |
| 75 - 84 | 3,400 |
| 85+ | 3,016 |
| Unknown | 32 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 10 November.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 32.2 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 64.1 |
| Travel abroad | 1.4 |
| Unknown | 2.2 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 10 November.
Note:
When a person tests positive for COVID-19 but 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 | 52 |
| 5 - 14 | 47 |
| 15 - 24 | 147 |
| 25 - 34 | 298 |
| 35 - 44 | 387 |
| 45 - 54 | 608 |
| 55 - 64 | 699 |
| 65 - 74 | 861 |
| 75 - 84 | 1,040 |
| 85+ | 632 |
| Unknown | 2 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 10 November.
Cases by county
| County | Number of cases | Change since the day before |
| Carlow | 579 | +1 |
| Cavan | 2,106 | +3 |
| Clare | 1,391 | +5 |
| Cork | 5,864 | +12 |
| Donegal | 2,487 | +24 |
| Dublin | 25,094 | +52 |
| Galway | 2,445 | +11 |
| Kerry | 1,238 | +17 |
| Kildare | 3,875 | +10 |
| Kilkenny | 862 | +7 |
| Laois | 916 | +5 |
| Leitrim | 242 | +3 |
| Limerick | 2,317 | +31 |
| Longford | 605 | +3 |
| Louth | 1,812 | +29 |
| Mayo | 1,300 | +9 |
| Meath | 3,144 | +13 |
| Monaghan | 1,167 | +7 |
| Offaly | 1,080 | +17 |
| Roscommon | 847 | +2 |
| Sligo | 694 | +4 |
| Tipperary | 1,330 | +11 |
| Waterford | 838 | +11 |
| Westmeath | 1,475 | +7 |
| Wexford | 1,141 | +3 |
| Wicklow | 1,388 | +13 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 10 November.