Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Tuesday 21 April
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The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 44 people diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland have died:
There have now been 730* laboratory confirmed COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of 1pm Tuesday 21 April, the HPSC has been notified of an additional 388 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported by Irish laboratories.
There is now a total of 16,040 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
The HSE is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.
The National Public Health Emergency Team met today (Tuesday 21 April) to continue its ongoing review of Ireland’s response to COVID-19.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:
"An analysis of 15,186 cases reveals that 8,377 (55%) have fully recovered from COVID-19 in the community, while 856 (6%) recovered and were discharged from hospital.
“We are now in our eighth week since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Ireland. In that space of time we, as a country, have managed to suppress the virus in our community. As we move forward we must look to protecting our vulnerable populations and maintain the progress we have made so far. There is no room for complacency.”
Notes: Validation of data at the HPSC this week resulted in the denotification of 1 death. The figure of 730 deaths reflects this.
Today’s data from the HPSC, as of midnight, Sunday 19 April (15,464 cases), reveals:
As of midnight Monday 20 April, 111,584 tests have been carried out. Over the past week, 20,822 tests were carried out and of these 4,025 were positive, giving a positivity rate of 19%.
ENDS
The following is the data from figures collected on Sunday 19 April 2020.
Total number of cases | 15464 | |
Total number hospitalised | 2323 | |
Total number admitted to ICU | 315 | |
Total number of deaths | 719 | |
Total number of healthcare workers | 4180 | |
Number clusters notified | 491 | |
Cases associated with clusters | 3447 | |
Median age | 48 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 19 April 2020.
Gender | Number | % of Total |
Female | 8595 | 55.6 |
Male | 6708 | 43.4 |
Unknown | 149 | 1 |
Total | 15464 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 19 April 2020.
Age Group | Number | % of Total |
<1 | 29 | 0.2 |
1 - 4 | 54 | 0.3 |
5 - 14 | 162 | 1 |
15 - 24 | 1009 | 6.5 |
25 - 34 | 2580 | 16.7 |
35 - 44 | 2781 | 18 |
45 - 54 | 2972 | 19.2 |
55 - 64 | 2207 | 14.3 |
65+ | 3646 | 23.6 |
Unknown | 24 | 0.2 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 19 April 2020.
Community transmission | 60% |
Close contact with confirmed case | 35% |
Travel Abroad | 5% |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 19 April 2020.
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.
Age range | Number of cases | Percentage of total |
<5 | 13 | 0.6 |
5 - 14 | 8 | 0.3 |
15 - 24 | 51 | 2.2 |
25 - 34 | 147 | 6.3 |
35 - 44 | 194 | 8.4 |
45 - 54 | 326 | 14 |
55 - 64 | 356 | 15.3 |
65+ | 1226 | 52.8 |
Unknown | 2 | 0.1 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 19 April 2020.
Carlow | 79 | 0.5% |
Cavan | 403 | 2.6% |
Clare | 164 | 1.1% |
Cork | 1053 | 6.8% |
Donegal | 392 | 2.5% |
Dublin | 7781 | 50.3% |
Galway | 294 | 1.9% |
Kerry | 268 | 1.7% |
Kildare | 822 | 5.3% |
Kilkenny | 210 | 1.4% |
Laois | 177 | 1.1% |
Leitrim | 54 | 0.3% |
Limerick | 409 | 2.6% |
Longford | 94 | 0.6% |
Louth | 469 | 3% |
Mayo | 335 | 2.2% |
Meath | 522 | 3.4% |
Monaghan | 199 | 1.3% |
Offaly | 195 | 1.3% |
Roscommon | 91 | 0.6% |
Sligo | 93 | 0.6% |
Tipperary | 306 | 2% |
Waterford | 117 | 0.8% |
Westmeath | 377 | 2.4% |
Wexford | 114 | 0.7% |
Wicklow | 446 | 2.9% |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 19 April 2020.
≤ means 'less than or equal to'.