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An analysis of the 6,444 cases of COVID-19 in Ireland (as of Tuesday 7 April 2020)

From: Department of Health
Published on: 9 April 2020
Last updated on: 24 September 2020

Breakdown of the 263 COVID-19 deaths in Ireland
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 HPSC, as of midnight, 7 April (6,444 cases), reveals:

45% are male and 53% are female, with 317 clusters involving 1391 cases
the median age of confirmed cases is 48 years
1,521 cases (24%) have been hospitalised
of those hospitalised, 230 cases have been admitted to ICU
1,765 cases are associated with healthcare workers
Dublin has the highest number of cases at 3557 (55% of all cases) followed by Cork with 472 cases (7%)
of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 67%, close contact accounts for 24%, travel abroad accounts for 9%

Breakdown of the 263 COVID-19 deaths in Ireland

187 cases (72%) occurred in a hospital environment
30 cases (11%) were in Intensive Care Units
214 cases had underlying health conditions
161 were male and 102 were female
the median age was 81

Hospital statistics

Total number of cases	6444
Total number hospitalised	1521
Total number admitted to ICU	230
Total number of deaths	257
Total number of healthcare workers	1765
Number clusters notified	317
Median age	48

All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 7 April.

Gender of patients

Gender	Number	% of Total
Female	3425	53.2
Male	2923	45.4
Unknown	96	1.5
Total	6444

All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 7 April.

Age range affected

Age Group	Number	% of Total
<1	14	0.2
1 - 4	19	0.3
5 - 14	43	0.7
15 - 24	384	6
25 - 34	1103	17.1
35 - 44	1176	18.2
45 - 54	1219	18.9
55 - 64	922	14.3
65+	1544	24
Unknown	20	0.3

All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 7 April.

How COVID-19 is spreading

Community transmission	67%
Close contact with confirmed case	24%
Travel Abroad	9%

All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 7 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	9	0.6
5 - 14	4	0.3
15 - 24	37	2.4
25 - 34	103	6.8
35 - 44	130	8.5
45 - 54	231	15.2
55 - 64	237	15.6
65+	768	50.5
Unknown	2	0.1

All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 7 April.

Cases by county

Carlow	16	0.2%
Cavan	132	2%
Clare	68	1.1%
Cork	472	7.3%
Donegal	125	1.9%
Dublin	3557	55.2%
Galway	134	2.1%
Kerry	125	1.9%
Kildare	253	3.9%
Kilkenny	90	1.4%
Laois	37	0.6%
Leitrim	23	0.4%
Limerick	173	2.7%
Longford	36	0.6%
Louth	106	1.6%
Mayo	134	2.1%
Meath	198	3.1%
Monaghan	63	1%
Offaly	81	1.3%
Roscommon	22	0.3%
Sligo	28	0.4%
Tipperary	140	2.2%
Waterford	56	0.9%
Westmeath	142	2.2%
Wexford	26	0.4%
Wicklow	207	3%

All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 7 April.

≤ means 'less than or equal to'.

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