Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Tuesday 24 November
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 24 November 2020
- Last updated on: 26 November 2020
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 6 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
There has been a total of 2,028 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Monday 23 November, the HPSC has been notified of 226 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 70,930 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
- 115 are men and 109 are women
- 56% are under 45 years of age
- the median age is 42 years old
- 64 in Dublin, 41 in Donegal, 23 in Tipperary, 13 in Limerick, 12 in Louth, 12 in Wicklow, and the remaining 61 in 16 other counties
As of 2pm today, 292 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 36 are in ICU. There have been 18 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.
ENDS
Today’s cases, 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population and new cases in last 14 days (as of midnight 23 November 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)
| County | Today’s Cases (to midnight 23/11/20) | 14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population (14 days to midnight 23/11/20) | New Cases during last 14 days (14 days to midnight 23/11/20) |
| Ireland | 226 | 107.8 | 5,131 |
| Donegal | 41 | 240.0 | 382 |
| Louth | 12 | 211.8 | 273 |
| Limerick | 13 | 192.4 | 375 |
| Waterford | 7 | 150.6 | 175 |
| Roscommon | 0 | 131.7 | 85 |
| Dublin | 64 | 118.0 | 1,590 |
| Meath | <5 | 116.9 | 228 |
| Offaly | 0 | 116.7 | 91 |
| Monaghan | <5 | 112.4 | 69 |
| Westmeath | <5 | 111.5 | 99 |
| Kilkenny | 8 | 107.8 | 107 |
| Longford | <5 | 97.9 | 40 |
| Tipperary | 23 | 90.9 | 145 |
| Cavan | <5 | 89.3 | 68 |
| Mayo | <5 | 88.9 | 116 |
| Clare | <5 | 83.3 | 99 |
| Cork | 6 | 81.2 | 441 |
| Kildare | <5 | 80.0 | 178 |
| Carlow | <5 | 79.0 | 45 |
| Wicklow | 12 | 72.3 | 103 |
| Sligo | 0 | 71.7 | 47 |
| Galway | 6 | 65.1 | 168 |
| Leitrim | 0 | 62.4 | 20 |
| Kerry | <5 | 60.9 | 90 |
| Laois | <5 | 49.6 | 42 |
| Wexford | <5 | 36.7 | 55 |
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 70,704 |
| Total number hospitalised | 5,069 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 604 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,768 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 11,675 |
| Number clusters notified | 9,096 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 38,375 |
| Median age | 39 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 22 November.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases |
| Male | 33,242 |
| Female | 37,431 |
| Unknown | 31 |
| Total | 70,704 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 22 November.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 1,800 |
| 5 - 14 | 4,384 |
| 15 - 24 | 12,359 |
| 25 - 34 | 11,915 |
| 35 - 44 | 11,088 |
| 45 - 54 | 10,717 |
| 55 - 64 | 7,607 |
| 65 - 74 | 4,082 |
| 75 - 84 | 3,574 |
| 85+ | 3,145 |
| Unknown | 33 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 22 November.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 30.8 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 66.5 |
| Travel abroad | 1.4 |
| Unknown | 1.3 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 22 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 | 55 |
| 5 - 14 | 50 |
| 15 - 24 | 164 |
| 25 - 34 | 314 |
| 35 - 44 | 407 |
| 45 - 54 | 641 |
| 55 - 64 | 732 |
| 65 - 74 | 905 |
| 75 - 84 | 1,118 |
| 85+ | 681 |
| Unknown | 2 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 22 November.
Cases by county
| County | Number of cases | Change since the day before |
| Carlow | 615 | No change |
| Cavan | 2,171 | +3 |
| Clare | 1,481 | +3 |
| Cork | 6,274 | +26 |
| Donegal | 2,783 | +14 |
| Dublin | 26,502 | +87 |
| Galway | 2,595 | +5 |
| Kerry | 1,308 | +5 |
| Kildare | 4,044 | +7 |
| Kilkenny | 953 | +22 |
| Laois | 953 | +2 |
| Leitrim | 263 | -1 |
| Limerick | 2,648 | +10 |
| Longford | 634 | +2 |
| Louth | 2,045 | +16 |
| Mayo | 1,402 | +16 |
| Meath | 3,361 | +3 |
| Monaghan | 1,223 | +5 |
| Offaly | 1,148 | +1 |
| Roscommon | 931 | +5 |
| Sligo | 733 | +5 |
| Tipperary | 1,440 | No change |
| Waterford | 995 | +2 |
| Westmeath | 1,538 | No change |
| Wexford | 1,189 | +1 |
| Wicklow | 1,475 | +7 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 22 November.