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Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Wednesday 2 September

There has been one additional death reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today.

There has been a total of 1,777* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. (Validation of data at the HPSC led to the denotification of one death. The figure of 1,777 reflects this.)

As of midnight Tuesday 1 September, the HPSC has been notified of 89 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 29,114 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

Of the cases notified today:

  • 40 are men and 48 are women
  • 63% are under 45 years of age
  • 56% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
  • 8 cases have been identified as community transmission
  • 53 are in Dublin, 15 in Limerick, and the remaining 21 cases are Clare, Cork, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Longford, Meath, Offaly, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow

The HSE is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.

The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.

Dr Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:

"Every single contribution and effort you make counts to the national push to curb the effects of this infectious virus on our society. Every time you take responsibility to keep your social contacts low, avoid a crowded place or get-together, know that you are making a vital difference. It is individual action built upon individual action that will get us through this pandemic.

"The effort to suppress COVID-19 begins in our own homes. Many confirmed cases in the past weeks and months have been close contacts of confirmed cases. It is in our own household through regular handwashing, cough and sneeze hygiene, cleaning surfaces, limiting the number of visitors and isolating as soon as we experience any concerning symptoms that we can make the biggest impact."

Professor Philip Nolan, Chair of the NPHET Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group, said:

"A close analysis of case numbers and patterns over the last week suggests that the epidemic is growing very slowly in many counties across Ireland, including Dublin. A large number of cases are associated with outbreaks in private houses and families. The R number is just above 1, perhaps as high as 1.2, so the virus is circulating in the community at levels we don’t want to see. This means we need to remain focused on our shared national priorities, which are the safe reopening of schools, continuing to resume non-COVID healthcare and protecting the most vulnerable to this dangerous disease."

Dr Colm Henry, Chief Clinical Officer, HSE, said:

"The opening of schools is an important milestone in our management of this pandemic. Evolving knowledge from elsewhere provides some assurance to parents of children who are returning to school regarding the behaviour of this virus among children and the risks of transmission between children. We appreciate the hard work of teachers, parents, guardians, principals and school staff in getting us to this much anticipated milestone.

"What we can do to help this effort is play our own part as individuals - physically distance from others at all times, avoid congregated settings, and wear a face covering where appropriate.

"The ongoing resumption of healthcare services is also down to our individual actions in the community. To protect our healthcare staff and patients, we need everyone to keep their social contacts low and remember to physically distance when meeting those from other households. We all need to make these safe behaviours a part of our daily routines."

ENDS


Hospital statistics

Total number of cases 29,025
Total number hospitalised 3,411
Total number admitted to ICU 447
Total number of deaths 1,519
Total number of healthcare workers 8,660
Number clusters notified 2,783
Cases associated with clusters 15,902
Median age 46
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 31 August.

Gender of patients

Gender Number of cases % of total
Female 16,261 56
Male 12,736 43.9
Unknown 28 0.1
Total 29,025
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 31 August.

Age range affected

Age range Number of cases
0 - 4 301
5 - 14 590
15 - 24 2,650
25 - 34 5,083
35 - 44 5,084
45 - 54 5,067
55 - 64 3,529
65 - 74 1,938
75 - 84 2,363
85+ 2,397
Unknown 23
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 31 August.

How COVID-19 is spreading

Transmission classification %
Community transmission 30.2
Close contact with confirmed case 66.6
Travel abroad 2.5
Unknown 0.8
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 31 August.

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
0 - 4 27
5 - 14 19
15 - 24 82
25 - 34 210
35 - 44 281
45 - 54 457
55 - 64 505
65 - 74 595
75 - 84 757
85+ 477
Unknown 1
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 31 August.

Cases by county

Note: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre have advised that in the process of validating data and reviewing addresses, county totals may change due to cases being reassigned to another county. Totals can go up or down.

County Number of cases % of total Change since the day before
Carlow 247 0.9 +1
Cavan 895 3.1 +3
Clare 471 1.6 +6
Cork 1,641 5.7 +2
Donegal 540 1.9 +3
Dublin 13,483 46.5 +103
Galway 517 1.8 +2
Kerry 329 1.1 No change
Kildare 2,272 7.8 +25
Kilkenny 404 1.4 +4
Laois 384 1.3 No change
Leitrim 85 0.3 No change
Limerick 770 2.7 +17
Longford 300 1 No change
Louth 830 2.9 +5
Mayo 588 2 No change
Meath 903 3.1 +4
Monaghan 573 2 +3
Offaly 625 2.2 +2
Roscommon 364 1.3 +1
Sligo 157 0.5 No change
Tipperary 714 2.5 +17
Waterford 196 0.7 +7
Westmeath 691 2.4 +1
Wexford 298 1 +4
Wicklow 748 2.6 +7
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 31 August.