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An analysis of the 2,990 cases of COVID-19 in Ireland (as of Monday 30 March 2020)

From: Department of Health
Published on: 1 April 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

The data on COVID-19 from the Health Prevention Surveillance Centre, as of midnight, Monday 30 March (2,990 cases), reveals:

48% are male and 50% are female, with 134 clusters involving 563 cases
median age of confirmed cases is 48 years
834 cases (28%) have been hospitalised
of those hospitalised, 126 cases have been admitted to ICU
752 cases (25%) are associated with healthcare workers
Dublin has the highest number of cases at 1,645 (55% of all cases) followed by Cork with 255 cases (8%)
of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 60%, close contact accounts for 21%, travel abroad accounts for 19%

Hospital statistics

Total number of cases	2990
Total number hospitalised	834
Total number admitted to ICU	126
Total number of deaths	84
Total number of healthcare workers	752
Number clusters notified	134
Median age	48

All statistics measured at midnight on Monday, 30 March.

Gender of patients

Gender	Number	% of Total
Female	1494	50
Male	1457	48.7
Unknown	39	1.3
Total	2990

All statistics measured at midnight on Monday, 30 March.

Age range affected

Age Group	Number	% of Total
<1	8	0.3
1 - 4	11	0.4
5 - 14	30	1
15 - 24	194	6.5
25 - 34	519	17.4
35 - 44	550	18.4
45 - 54	558	18.7
55 - 64	440	14.7
65+	673	22.5
Unknown	7	0.2

All statistics measured at midnight on Monday, 30 March.

How COVID-19 is spreading

Community transmission	60%
Close contact with confirmed case	21%
Travel Abroad	19%

All statistics measured at midnight on Monday, 30 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

Age range	Percentage of total
<5	6	0.7
5 - 14	3	0.4
15 - 24	26	3.1
25 - 34 69	8.3
35 - 44	76	9.1
45 - 54	134	16.1
55 - 64	130	15.6
65+	388	46.5
Unknown	2	0.2

All statistics measured at midnight on Monday, 30 March.

Cases by county

Carlow	≤5	0.1%
Cavan	36	1.2%
Clare	45	1.5%
Cork	255	8.5%
Donegal	63	2.1%
Dublin	1645	55%
Galway	88	2.9%
Kerry	68	2.3%
Kildare	80	2.7%
Kilkenny	37	1.2%
Laois	16	0.5%
Leitrim	10	0.3%
Limerick	87	2.9%
Longford	12	0.4%
Louth	51	1.7%
Mayo	48	1.6%
Meath	66	2.2%
Monaghan	13	0.4%
Offaly	40	1.3%
Roscommon	10	0.3%
Sligo	22	0.7%
Tipperary	85	2.8%
Waterford	37	1.2%
Westmeath	80	2.7%
Wexford	15	0.5%
Wicklow	77	2.6%

All statistics measured at midnight on Monday, 30 March.

≤ means 'less than or equal to'.

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

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