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An analysis of the 5,593 cases of COVID-19 in Ireland (as of Sunday 5 April 2020)

From: Department of Health
Published on: 7 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 the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, as of midnight, Sunday 5 April 2020 (4,916 cases), reveals:

46% are male and 53% are female, with 270 clusters involving 1103 cases
the median age of confirmed cases is 48 years
1,345 cases (26%) have been hospitalised
of those hospitalised, 194 cases have been admitted to ICU
1388 cases (24.8%) are associated with healthcare workers

Dublin has the highest number of cases at 3061 (55% of all cases) followed by Cork with 421 cases (8%)

of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 67%, close contact accounts for 22%, travel abroad accounts for 11%

Hospital statistics

Total number of cases	5593
Total number hospitalised	1345
Total number admitted to ICU	194
Total number of deaths	204
Total number of healthcare workers	1388
Number clusters notified	270
Median age	48

All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 5 April.

Gender of patients

Gender	Number	% of Total
Female	2946	52.7
Male	2594	46.4
Unknown	53	0.0
Total	5593

All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 5 April.

Age range affected

Age Group	Number	% of Total
<1	12	0.2
1 - 4	18	0.3
5 - 14	39	0.7
15 - 24	347	6.2
25 - 34	948	16.9
35 - 44	1044	18.7
45 - 54	1048	18.7
55 - 64	794	14.2
65+	1326	23.7
Unknown	17	0.3

All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 5 April.

How COVID-19 is spreading

Community transmission	67%
Close contact with confirmed case	22%
Travel Abroad	11%

All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 5 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	0.5
5 - 14	3	0.2
15 - 24	36	2.7
25 - 34	96	7.1
35 - 44	116	8.6
45 - 54	201	14.9
55 - 64	207	15.4
65+	677	50.3
Unknown	2	0.1

All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 5 April.

Cases by county

Carlow	12	0.2%
Cavan	123	2.2%
Clare	65	1.2%
Cork	421	7.5%
Donegal	114	2%
Dublin	3061	54.7%
Galway	128	2.3%
Kerry	117	2.1%
Kildare	200	3.6%
Kilkenny	79	1.4%
Laois	31	0.6%
Leitrim	18	0.3%
Limerick	143	2.6
Longford	25	0.4%
Louth	85	1.5%
Mayo	126	2.3%
Meath	168	3%
Monaghan	58	1%
Offaly	73	1.3%
Roscommon	22	0.4%
Sligo	28	0.5%
Tipperary	133	2.4%
Waterford	49	0.9%
Westmeath	121	2.2%
Wexford	22	0.4%
Wicklow	171	3.1%

All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 5 April.

≤ means 'less than or equal to'.

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