An analysis of the 1,383 cases of COVID-19 in Ireland (as of Tuesday 24 March 2020)

The National Public Health Emergency Team has done an analysis of the 1,383 cases notified as at midnight Tuesday, 24 March 2020:

The data reveals:

• 55% are male and 45% are female, with 66 clusters involving 295 cases
• the median age of confirmed cases is 46 years
• 40 cases (25%) have been hospitalised
• of those hospitalised, 47 cases have been admitted to ICU
• 321 cases (23%) are associated with healthcare workers
• Dublin has the highest number of cases at 774, (56% of all cases) followed by Cork with 154 cases (11%)
• of those for whom transmission status is known; community transmission accounts for 51%, close contact accounts for 22%, travel abroad accounts for 27%

• All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 24 March.

• All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 24 March.

• All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 24 March.

• All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 24 March.

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 local transmission.

• All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 24 March.

• All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 24 March.

• All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 24 March.

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