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An analysis of the 4,443 cases of COVID-19 in Ireland (as of Friday 3 April 2020)

From: Department of Health
Published on: 5 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 from HPSC, as of midnight, Friday 3rd April 2020 (4,443 cases), reveals:

47% are male and 53% are female, with 236 clusters involving 903 cases
the median age of confirmed cases is 48 years
1,203 cases (27%) have been hospitalised
of those hospitalised, 165 cases have been admitted to ICU
1,163 cases (26%) are associated with healthcare workers
Dublin has the highest number of cases at 2,490 (56% of all cases) followed by Cork with 343 cases (8%)
of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 63%, close contact accounts for 24%, travel abroad accounts for 13%

Hospital statistics

Total number of cases	4443
Total number hospitalised	1203
Total number admitted to ICU	165
Total number of deaths	151
Total number of healthcare workers	1163
Number clusters notified	236
Median age	48

All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 3 April.

Gender of patients

Gender	Number	% of Total
Female	2335	52.6
Male	2072	46.6
Unknown	36	0.8
Total	4443

All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 3 April.

Age range affected

Age Group	Number	% of Total
<1	11	0.2
1 - 4	32	0.3
5 - 14	35	0.8
15 - 24	270	6.1
25 - 34	748	16.8
35 - 44	808	18.2
45 - 54	830	18.7
55 - 64	647	14.6
65+	1070	24.1
Unknown	11	0.2

All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 3 April.

How COVID-19 is spreading

Community transmission	63%
Close contact with confirmed case	24%
Travel Abroad	13%

All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 3 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	7	0.6
5 - 14	4	0.3
15 - 24	35	2.9
25 - 34	88	7.3
35 - 44	106	8.8
45 - 54	183	15.2
55 - 64	185	15.4
65+	593	49.3
Unknown	2	0.2

All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 3 April.

Cases by county

Carlow	12	0.3%
Cavan	76	1.7%
Clare	54	1.2%
Cork	343	7.7%
Donegal	81	1.8%
Dublin	2490	56%
Galway	108	2.4%
Kerry	85	1.9%
Kildare	152	3.4%
Kilkenny	73	1.6%
Laois	22	0.5%
Leitrim	13	0.3%
Limerick	128	2.9%
Longford	17	0.4%
Louth	64	1.4%
Mayo	78	1.8%
Meath	106	2.4%
Monaghan	23	0.5%
Offaly	64	1.4%
Roscommon	15	0.3%
Sligo	28	0.6%
Tipperary	128	2.7%
Waterford	46	1%
Westmeath	94	2.1%
Wexford	21	0.5%
Wicklow	132	2.8%

All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 3 April.

≤ means 'less than or equal to'.

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