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