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An analysis of the 3,655 cases of COVID-19 in Ireland (as of Wednesday 1 April 2020)

From: Department of Health
Published on: 3 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

Today’s data from HPSC, as of midnight, Wednesday 1 April 2020 (3,655 cases), reveals:

48% are male and 51% are female, with 171 clusters involving 626 cases
the median age of confirmed cases is 48 years
1,039 cases (28%) have been hospitalised
of those hospitalised, 148 cases have been admitted to ICU
948 cases (26%) are associated with healthcare workers
Dublin has the highest number of cases at 2,077 (57% of all cases) followed by Cork with 292 cases (8%)
of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 61%, close contact accounts for 23%, travel abroad accounts for 16%

Hospital statistics

Total number of cases	3655
Total number hospitalised	1039
Total number admitted to ICU	148
Total number of deaths	113
Total number of healthcare workers	948
Number clusters notified	171
Median age	48

All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 1 April.

Gender of patients

Gender	Number	% of Total
Female	1860	50.9
Male	1752	47.9
Unknown	43	1.2
Total	3655

All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 1 April.

Age range affected

Age Group	Number	% of Total
<1	8	0.2
1 - 4	12	0.3
5 - 14	30	0.8
15 - 24	235	6.4
25 - 34	618	16.9
35 - 44	685	18.7
45 - 54	690	18.9
55 - 64	537	14.7
65+	831	22.7
Unknown	9	0.2

All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 1 April.

How COVID-19 is spreading

Community transmission	61%
Close contact with confirmed case	23%
Travel Abroad	16%

All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 1 April.

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	Number of cases	Percentage of total
<5	6	0.6
5 - 14	4	0.4
15 - 24	32	3.1
25 - 34	81	7.8
35 - 44	94	9
45 - 54	163	15.7
55 - 64	160	15.4
65+	497	47.8
Unknown	2	0.2

All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 1 April.

Cases by county

Carlow	≤5	0.1%
Cavan	41	1.1%
Clare	50	1.4%
Cork	292	8%
Donegal	77	2.1%
Dublin	2077	56.8%
Galway	98	2.7%
Kerry	79	2.2%
Kildare	103	2.8%
Kilkenny	47	1.3%
Laois	16	0.4%
Leitrim	12	0.3%
Limerick	96	2.6%
Longford	16	0.4%
Louth	54	1.5%
Mayo	55	1.5%
Meath	88	2.4%
Monaghan	17	0.5%
Offaly	47	1.3%
Roscommon	13	0.4%
Sligo	26	0.7%
Tipperary	94	2.6%
Waterford	43	1.2%
Westmeath	86	2.4%
Wexford	18	0.5%
Wicklow	105	2.9%

All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 1 April.

≤ means 'less than or equal to'.

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