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Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Saturday 19 September


There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today.

There has been a total of 1,792 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight Friday 18 September, the HPSC has been notified of 274 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 32,538* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. (Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 7 confirmed cases. The figure of 32,538 confirmed cases reflects this.)

Of the cases notified today:

  • 142 are men and 129 are women
  • 65% are under 45 years of age
  • 52% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
  • 52 cases have been identified as community transmission
  • 166 in Dublin, 21 in Cork, 19 in Donegal, 7 in Kildare, 7 in Offaly, 6 in Waterford, 6 in Wicklow, 5 in Louth, 5 in Limerick and 5 in Meath and the remaining 27 cases are located across 12 counties

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 COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.

ENDS

Hospital statistics

Total number of cases
32,264
Total number hospitalised
3,500
Total number admitted to ICU
457
Total number of deaths
1,535
Total number of healthcare workers
8,968
Number clusters notified
3,433
Cases associated with clusters
17,965
Median age
45
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 17 September.

Gender of patients

Gender
Number of cases
% of total
Female
17,890
55.4
Male
14,340
44.4
Unknown
34
0.1
Total
32,264
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 17 September.

Age range affected

Age range
Number of cases
Change since the day before
0 - 4
434
+6
5 - 14
889
+25
15 - 24
3,345
+59
25 - 34
5,648
+38
35 - 44
5,554
+44
45 - 54
5,501
+35
55 - 64
3,840
+15
65 - 74
2,138
+18
75 - 84
2,445
+5
85+
2,446
+1
Unknown
24
No change
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 17 September.

How COVID-19 is spreading

Transmission classification
%
Community transmission
29.4
Close contact with confirmed case
67.4
Travel abroad
2.4
Unknown
0.8
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 17 September.

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 close contact.

Hospitalised cases by age group

Age range
Number of cases
Change since the day before
0 - 4
29
No change
5 - 14
19
No change
15 - 24
88
No change
25 - 34
212
No change
35 - 44
280
No change
45 - 54
471
+1
55 - 64
515
+2
65 - 74
624
+5
75 - 84
772
+2
85+
489
No change
Unknown
1
No change
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 17 September.

Cases by county

Note: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre have advised that in the process of validating data and reviewing addresses, county totals may change due to cases being reassigned to another county. Totals can go up or down.

County
Number of cases
% of total
Change since the day before
Carlow
272
0.8
No change
Cavan
912
2.8
No change
Clare
519
1.6
+9
Cork
1,726
5.3
+14
Donegal
642
2
+13
Dublin
15,239
47.2
+115
Galway
593
1.8
+15
Kerry
366
1.1
+4
Kildare
2,434
7.5
+22
Kilkenny
434
1.3
No change
Laois
429
1.3
+1
Leitrim
111
0.3
-1
Limerick
895
2.8
+3
Longford
323
1
No change
Louth
959
3
+10
Mayo
623
1.9
+9
Meath
966
3
+1
Monaghan
591
1.8
No change
Offaly
681
2.1
+3
Roscommon
384
1.2
+1
Sligo
165
0.5
+3
Tipperary
755
2.3
+6
Waterford
302
0.9
+8
Westmeath
736
2.3
No change
Wexford
358
1.1
+3
Wicklow
849
2.6
+7
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 17 September.

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