Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Wednesday 25 November
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 25 November 2020
- Last updated on: 27 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 2,033* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
(*Validation of data at the HPSC led to the denotification of 1 death. The figure of 2,033 deaths reflects this.)
As of midnight Tuesday 24 November, the HPSC has been notified of 269 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 71,187* * confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
(* *Validation of data at the HPSC led to the denotification of 12 confirmed cases. The figure of 71,187 confirmed cases reflects this.)
Of the cases notified today:
- 123 are men and 146 are women
- 64% are under 45 years of age
- the median age is 35 years old
- 88 in Dublin, 42 in Cork, 25 in Limerick, 20 in Louth, 16 in Donegal, and the remaining 78 spread across 17 other counties
As of 2pm today, 260 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 36 are in ICU. There have been 23 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 24 November 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)
| County | Today’s Cases (to midnight 24/11/20) | 14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population (14 days to midnight 24/11/20) | New Cases during last 14 days (14 days to midnight 24/11/20) |
| Ireland | 269 | 105.5 | 5,026 |
| Donegal | 16 | 222.4 | 354 |
| Louth | 20 | 208.7 | 269 |
| Limerick | 25 | 188.8 | 368 |
| Waterford | <5 | 140.3 | 163 |
| Roscommon | 0 | 128.6 | 83 |
| Dublin | 88 | 117.4 | 1,582 |
| Meath | 12 | 115.4 | 225 |
| Westmeath | <5 | 108.1 | 96 |
| Offaly | <5 | 105.2 | 82 |
| Longford | 7 | 102.8 | 42 |
| Monaghan | <5 | 102.6 | 63 |
| Kilkenny | <5 | 101.8 | 101 |
| Cavan | 6 | 90.6 | 69 |
| Tipperary | <5 | 86.5 | 138 |
| Mayo | 6 | 85.8 | 112 |
| Cork | 42 | 84.6 | 459 |
| Kildare | 10 | 80.4 | 179 |
| Clare | <5 | 80.0 | 95 |
| Wicklow | 12 | 76.5 | 109 |
| Carlow | <5 | 72.0 | 41 |
| Sligo | 0 | 64.1 | 42 |
| Galway | <5 | 62.0 | 160 |
| Leitrim | 0 | 56.2 | 18 |
| Laois | 5 | 54.3 | 46 |
| Kerry | 5 | 52.8 | 78 |
| Wexford | 0 | 34.7 | 52 |
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 70,918 |
| Total number hospitalised | 5,117 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 614 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,774 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 11,728 |
| Number clusters notified | 9,134 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 38,564 |
| Median age | 39 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 23 November.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases |
| Male | 33,350 |
| Female | 37,535 |
| Unknown | 33 |
| Total | 70,918 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 23 November.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 1,801 |
| 5 - 14 | 4,400 |
| 15 - 24 | 12,399 |
| 25 - 34 | 11,948 |
| 35 - 44 | 11,121 |
| 45 - 54 | 10,743 |
| 55 - 64 | 7,627 |
| 65 - 74 | 4,091 |
| 75 - 84 | 3,599 |
| 85+ | 3,156 |
| Unknown | 33 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 23 November.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 30.6 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 66.8 |
| Travel abroad | 1.4 |
| Unknown | 1.2 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 23 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 | 410 |
| 45 - 54 | 645 |
| 55 - 64 | 738 |
| 65 - 74 | 913 |
| 75 - 84 | 1,135 |
| 85+ | 691 |
| Unknown | 2 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 23 November.
Cases by county
| County | Number of cases | Change since the day before |
| Carlow | 617 | +2 |
| Cavan | 2,173 | +2 |
| Clare | 1,485 | +4 |
| Cork | 6,280 | +6 |
| Donegal | 2,824 | +41 |
| Dublin | 26,563 | +61 |
| Galway | 2,601 | +6 |
| Kerry | 1,310 | +2 |
| Kildare | 4,047 | +3 |
| Kilkenny | 961 | +8 |
| Laois | 955 | +2 |
| Leitrim | 263 | No change |
| Limerick | 2,660 | +12 |
| Longford | 636 | +2 |
| Louth | 2,058 | +13 |
| Mayo | 1,406 | +4 |
| Meath | 3,361 | No change |
| Monaghan | 1,226 | +3 |
| Offaly | 1,148 | No change |
| Roscommon | 931 | No change |
| Sligo | 733 | No change |
| Tipperary | 1,462 | +22 |
| Waterford | 1,000 | +5 |
| Westmeath | 1,541 | +3 |
| Wexford | 1,192 | +3 |
| Wicklow | 1,485 | +10 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 23 November.