An analysis of the 836 cases of COVID-19 in Ireland (as of Saturday 21 March 2020)
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 23 March 2020
- Last updated on: 28 September 2020
- Hospital statistics
- Gender of patients
- Age range affected
- How COVID-19 is spreading
- Healthcare workers
- Hospitalised cases by age group
- Cases by county
This is not the latest update. Click here for latest updates on case numbers.
The National Public Health Emergency Team has done an analysis of the 712 cases notified as at midnight Saturday, 21 March 2020:
The data reveals:
- 55% are male and 44% are female, with 37 clusters involving 210 cases
- the median age of confirmed cases is 44 years
- 239 cases (29%) have been hospitalised
- 25 cases have been admitted to ICU (Intensive Care Unit)
- 208 cases (25%) are associated with healthcare workers
- Dublin has the highest number of cases at 471, (56% of all cases) followed by Cork with 104 cases (12%)
Of those for whom transmission status is known:
- community transmission accounts for 45%
- close contact accounts for 23%
- travel abroad accounts for 31%
Research conducted on behalf of the Department of Health shows that more than 93% of the population are washing their hands more often as a result of COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
The nationally representative online survey of 1,270 adults conducted today, and which will
be conducted twice weekly, reveals:
- 88% of people say they are staying at home, rather than going out
- 84% of people say they are practicing social distancing in queues
- 71% of people say they are sitting further apart from others
- 75% are confident they would know what steps to take if they developed symptoms
- 90% know the two most common symptoms (fever or cough)
If you are experiencing symptoms, such as fever and cough, self isolate and call your GP who will guide you.
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 836 | |
| Total number hospitalised | 239 | |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 25 | |
| Total number of deaths | 6 | |
| Case fatality rate | 0.7 | |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 208 | |
| Number clusters notified | 37 | |
| Median age | 44 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 21 March.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number | % of Total |
| Female | 369 | 44 |
| Male | 460 | 55 |
| Unknown | 7 | 1 |
| Total | 836 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 21 March.
Age range affected
| Age Group | Number | % of Total |
| <1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 - 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 - 14 | 16 | 2 |
| 15 - 24 | 69 | 8 |
| 25 - 34 | 166 | 20 |
| 35 - 44 | 165 | 20 |
| 45 - 54 | 158 | 19 |
| 55 - 64 | 117 | 14 |
| 65+ | 139 | 17 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 836 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 21 March.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Community transmission | 43% |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 24% |
| Travel Abroad | 33% |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 21 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.
Healthcare workers
| Travel related | 55 | 26% |
| No foreign travel | 133 | 64% |
| Under investigation | 20 | 10% |
| Total | 208 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 21 March.
Hospitalised cases by age group
| <5 | 2 | 1% |
| 5 - 14 | 2 | 1% |
| 15 - 24 | 14 | 6% |
| 25 - 34 | 31 | 13% |
| 35 - 44 | 26 | 11% |
| 45 - 54 | 42 | 18% |
| 55 - 64 | 37 | 16% |
| 65+ | 85 | 36% |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 21 March.
Cases by county
| Carlow | ≤5 | 0% |
| Cavan | ≤5 | 1% |
| Clare | 9 | 1% |
| Cork | 104 | 12% |
| Donegal | 8 | 1% |
| Dublin | 471 | 56% |
| Galway | 33 | 4% |
| Kerry | 12 | 1% |
| Kildare | 23 | 3% |
| Kilkenny | 15 | 2% |
| Laois | 6 | 1% |
| Leitrim | ≤5 | 0% |
| Limerick | 18 | 2% |
| Longford | ≤5 | 1% |
| Louth | 13 | 2% |
| Mayo | 6 | 1% |
| Meath | 13 | 2% |
| Monaghan | ≤5 | 0% |
| Offaly | 10 | 1% |
| Roscommon | ≤5 | 0% |
| Sligo | 8 | 1% |
| Tipperary | 20 | 2% |
| Waterford | 9 | 1% |
| Westmeath | 20 | 2% |
| Wexford | ≤5 | 0% |
| Wicklow | 22 | 3% |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 21 March.
≤ means 'less than or equal to'.