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An analysis of the 2,475 cases of COVID-19 in Ireland (as of Saturday 28 March 2020)

From: Department of Health
Published on: 30 March 2020
Last updated on: 24 September 2020

Hospital statistics
Gender of patients
Age range affected
How COVID-19 is spreading
Hospitalised cases by age group
Cases by county

Today’s data from the HPSC, as of midnight, Saturday 28th March (2,475 cases), reveals:

50% are male and 49% are female, with 111 clusters involving 428 cases
the median age of confirmed cases is 47 years
645 cases (26%) have been hospitalised
of those hospitalised, 84 cases have been admitted to ICU
578 cases (23%) are associated with healthcare workers
Dublin has the highest number of cases at 1,393 (56% of all cases) followed by Cork with 217 cases (9%)
of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 50%, close contact accounts for 27%, travel abroad accounts for 23%

Hospital statistics

Total number of cases	2475
Total number hospitalised	645
Total number admitted to ICU	84
Total number of deaths	44
Total number of healthcare workers	578
Number clusters notified	111
Median age	47

Gender of patients

Gender	Number	% of Total
Female	1206	49
Male	1240	50
Unknown	29	1
Total	2475

All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 28 March.

Age range affected

Age Group	Number	% of Total
<1	4	0
1 - 4	11	1
5 - 14	29	1
15 - 24	171	7
25 - 34	448	18
35 - 44	448	19
45 - 54	467	19
55 - 64	360	15
65+	511	20
Unknown	67	0

All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 28 March.

How COVID-19 is spreading

Community transmission	50%
Close contact with confirmed case	27%
Travel Abroad	23%

All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 28 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.

Hospitalised cases by age group

<5	3	1%
5 - 14	3	1%
15 - 24	21	3%
25 - 34	57	9%
35 - 44	61	10%
45 - 54	107	17%
55 - 64	101	16%
65+	290	45%

All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 28 March.

Cases by county

Carlow	≤5	0%
Cavan	24	1%
Clare	34	2%
Cork	217	9%
Donegal	36	2%
Dublin	1393	56%
Galway	77	3%
Kerry	60	2%
Kildare	64	3%
Kilkenny	36	2%
Laois	14	1%
Leitrim	6	0%
Limerick	64	3%
Longford	10	1%
Louth	39	2%
Mayo	28	1%
Meath	47	2%
Monaghan	12	1%
Offaly	34	1%
Roscommon	10	1%
Sligo	19	1%
Tipperary	62	2%
Waterford	34	1%
Westmeath	70	3%
Wexford	12	1%
Wicklow	69	3%

All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 28 March.

≤ means 'less than or equal to'.

You can see more statistics on the COVID-19 Dashboard.

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