Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Tuesday 26 May
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 26 May 2020
- Last updated on: 26 May 2020
- Cases as on Sunday 24 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 9 people with COVID-19 have died.
There have now been a total 1,615 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Monday 25 May the HPSC has been notified of 37 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 24,735 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.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:
"As of midnight Monday 25 May, 325,795 tests have been carried out. Over the past week, 30,169 tests were carried out and of these 633 were positive, giving a positivity rate of 2.1%.
"NPHET will meet on Thursday 28 May where further consideration will be given to broadening the case definition."
Cases as on Sunday 24 May 2020
Today’s data from the HPSC, as of midnight, Sunday 24 May (24,629 cases), reveals:
- 57% are female and 43% are male
- the median age of confirmed cases is 48 years
- 3,233 cases (13%) have been hospitalised
- of those hospitalised, 395 cases have been admitted to ICU
- 7,852 cases are associated with healthcare workers
- Dublin has the highest number of cases at 11,894 (48% of all cases) followed by Cork with 1,440 cases (6%) and then Kildare with 1,395 cases (6%)
- of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 59%, close contact accounts for 38%, travel abroad accounts for 3%
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Hospital statistics
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 24 May.
Gender of patients
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 24 May.
Age range affected
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 24 May.
How COVID-19 is spreading
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 24 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
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 24 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.
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 24 May.