Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Wednesday 28 October
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 28 October 2020
- Last updated on: 29 October 2020
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 6 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
There has been a total of 1,896 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Tuesday 27 October the HPSC has been notified of 675 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 59,434* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
(*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 8 confirmed cases. The figure of 59,434 confirmed cases reflects this.)
Of the cases notified today:
- 309 are men and 364 are women
- 65% are under 45 years of age
- the median age is 35 years old
- 199 in Dublin, 104 in Cork, 67 in Meath, 50 in Limerick, 41 in Kildare and the remaining 214 cases are spread across another 20 counties
As of 2pm today, 328 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 41 are in ICU. There have been 19 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:
"Everyone must be aware of the actions they should take if they have symptoms or are awaiting a test or if they are a contact of a confirmed case.
"If you have symptoms of COVID-19, you must self isolate and phone your GP for further advice.
"If you have been referred for a test or are awaiting a test result, you must self isolate.
"If you are a confirmed case of COVID-19 you must self isolate for 10 days.
"If you are identified or have identified yourself as a close contact of a confirmed case, you must restrict your movements.
"Stay informed on the public health advice around COVID-19 and be prepared to protect yourself and those around you."
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.
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Notes
For more information on self-isolation from the HSE, click here. Watch a video on how and when to self-isolate with Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan here.
For more information on restricting your movements from the HSE, click here. Watch a video on how and when to restrict your movements with Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Heather Burns here.
Today’s cases, 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population and new cases in last 14 days (as of midnight 27 October 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)
| County | Today’s Cases (to midnight 27/10/20) | 14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population (14 days to midnight 27/10/20) | New Cases during last 14 days (14 days to midnight 27/10/20) |
| IRELAND | 675 | 299.0 | 14,239 |
| Cavan | 12 | 811.3 | 618 |
| Meath | 67 | 597.8 | 1,166 |
| Westmeath | 14 | 452.9 | 402 |
| Sligo | <5 | 425.7 | 279 |
| Galway | 13 | 370.8 | 957 |
| Cork | 104 | 333.0 | 1,808 |
| Carlow | 13 | 323.2 | 184 |
| Monaghan | 6 | 322.5 | 198 |
| Donegal | 20 | 312.8 | 498 |
| Limerick | 50 | 310.4 | 605 |
| Longford | 8 | 308.3 | 126 |
| Kildare | 41 | 289.9 | 645 |
| Louth | 26 | 287.9 | 371 |
| Kerry | 17 | 283.0 | 418 |
| Roscommon | <5 | 258.7 | 167 |
| Mayo | <5 | 257.5 | 336 |
| Wexford | <5 | 257.1 | 385 |
| Dublin | 199 | 256.9 | 3,461 |
| Laois | 6 | 255.0 | 216 |
| Clare | 15 | 249.1 | 296 |
| Offaly | 7 | 228.3 | 178 |
| Waterford | <5 | 224.7 | 261 |
| Leitrim | <5 | 196.6 | 63 |
| Kilkenny | 5 | 173.3 | 172 |
| Wicklow | 12 | 145.3 | 207 |
| Tipperary | 20 | 139.1 | 222 |
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 | 58,759 |
| Total number hospitalised | 4,254 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 538 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,636 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 10,241 |
| Number clusters notified | 6,291 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 28,137 |
| Median age | 40 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 26 October.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number of cases |
| Male | 27,509 |
| Female | 31,196 |
| Unknown | 54 |
| Total | 58,759 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 26 October.
Age range affected
| Age range | Number of cases |
| 0 - 4 | 1,280 |
| 5 - 14 | 3,083 |
| 15 - 24 | 10,150 |
| 25 - 34 | 10,043 |
| 35 - 44 | 9,253 |
| 45 - 54 | 9,017 |
| 55 - 64 | 6,514 |
| 65 - 74 | 3,438 |
| 75 - 84 | 3,120 |
| 85+ | 2,832 |
| Unknown | 29 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 26 October.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Transmission classification | % |
| Community transmission | 29.2 |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 60.7 |
| Travel abroad | 1.6 |
| Unknown | 8.6 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 26 October.
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 | 43 |
| 5 - 14 | 39 |
| 15 - 24 | 126 |
| 25 - 34 | 265 |
| 35 - 44 | 341 |
| 45 - 54 | 553 |
| 55 - 64 | 636 |
| 65 - 74 | 759 |
| 75 - 84 | 920 |
| 85+ | 570 |
| Unknown | 2 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 26 October.
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 | Change since the day before |
| Carlow | 506 | +9 |
| Cavan | 1,994 | +19 |
| Clare | 1,229 | +15 |
| Cork | 4,983 | +125 |
| Donegal | 1,990 | +6 |
| Dublin | 22,872 | +227 |
| Galway | 2,154 | +46 |
| Kerry | 1,015 | +21 |
| Kildare | 3,604 | +22 |
| Kilkenny | 728 | +12 |
| Laois | 778 | +12 |
| Leitrim | 227 | No change |
| Limerick | 1,883 | +25 |
| Longford | 544 | +6 |
| Louth | 1,583 | +17 |
| Mayo | 1,099 | +22 |
| Meath | 2,739 | +18 |
| Monaghan | 1,086 | +12 |
| Offaly | 1,007 | +12 |
| Roscommon | 732 | +3 |
| Sligo | 589 | +7 |
| Tipperary | 1,122 | +6 |
| Waterford | 678 | +20 |
| Westmeath | 1,330 | +27 |
| Wexford | 1,039 | +13 |
| Wicklow | 1,248 | +10 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 26 October.