Press release
Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Sunday 19 April
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The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 39 people diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland have died:
There have now been 610 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
A summary of all 610 deaths provided by the HPSC shows that:
As of 11.15am Sunday 19 April, the HPSC has been notified of the following cases:
With the latest figures from Germany included, there are now a total of 15,251 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.
Today’s data from the HPSC, as of midnight, Friday 17 April (14,602 cases) reveals:
| Total number of cases | 14602 | |
| Total number hospitalised | 2233 | |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 303 | |
| Total number of deaths | 605 | |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 3788 | |
| Number clusters notified | 472 | |
| Cases associated with clusters | 3047 | |
| Median age | 48 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 17 April.
| Gender | Number | % of Total |
| Female | 8060 | 55.2 |
| Male | 6397 | 43.8 |
| Unknown | 145 | 1 |
| Total | 14602 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 17 April.
| Age Group | Number | % of Total |
| <1 | 28 | 0.2 |
| 1 - 4 | 50 | 0.3 |
| 5 - 14 | 154 | 1.1 |
| 15 - 24 | 953 | 6.5 |
| 25 - 34 | 2467 | 16.9 |
| 35 - 44 | 2659 | 18.2 |
| 45 - 54 | 2825 | 19.3 |
| 55 - 64 | 2122 | 14.5 |
| 65+ | 3320 | 22.7 |
| Unknown | 24 | 0.2 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 17 April.
| Community transmission | 63% |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 32% |
| Travel Abroad | 5% |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 17 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.
| Age range | Number of cases | Percentage of total |
| <5 | 13 | 0.6 |
| 5 - 14 | 7 | 0.3 |
| 15 - 24 | 50 | 2.2 |
| 25 - 34 | 139 | 6.2 |
| 35 - 44 | 183 | 8.2 |
| 45 - 54 | 320 | 14.3 |
| 55 - 64 | 343 | 15.4 |
| 65+ | 1176 | 52.7 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.1 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 17 April.
| Carlow | 71 | 0.5% |
| Cavan | 386 | 2.6% |
| Clare | 153 | 1% |
| Cork | 1028 | 7% |
| Donegal | 376 | 2.6% |
| Dublin | 7379 | 50.5% |
| Galway | 283 | 1.9% |
| Kerry | 262 | 1.8% |
| Kildare | 763 | 5.2% |
| Kilkenny | 197 | 1.3% |
| Laois | 168 | 1.2% |
| Leitrim | 47 | 0.3% |
| Limerick | 384 | 2.6% |
| Longford | 88 | 0.6% |
| Louth | 405 | 2.8% |
| Mayo | 312 | 2.1% |
| Meath | 500 | 3.4% |
| Monaghan | 174 | 1.2% |
| Offaly | 187 | 1.3% |
| Roscommon | 76 | 0.5% |
| Sligo | 76 | 0.5% |
| Tipperary | 292 | 2% |
| Waterford | 112 | 0.8% |
| Westmeath | 358 | 2.5% |
| Wexford | 98 | 0.7% |
| Wicklow | 427 | 2.9% |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 17 April.
≤ means 'less than or equal to'.