Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Monday 23 November

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

There has been a total of 2,022* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

(*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 1 death. The figure of 2,022 reflects this.)

As of midnight Sunday 22 November, the HPSC has been notified of 252 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 70,711* * confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

(* *Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 2 confirmed cases. The figure of 70,711 confirmed cases reflects this.)

Of the cases notified today:

• 124 are men and 128 are women
• 65% are under 45 years of age
• the median age is 34 years old
• 88 in Dublin, 26 in Cork, 21 in Kilkenny, 16 in Louth, 16 in Mayo with 85 spread across another 20 counties

As of 2pm today, 289 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 33 are in ICU. There have been 11 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

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

ENDS

Today’s cases, 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population and new cases in last 14 days (as of midnight 22 November 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)

Note: 101 of these cases arose in October. These account for less than 2% of cases over the last 14 days and their impact on current incidence will be accounted for in all relevant calculations.

• All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 21 November.

• All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 21 November.

• All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 21 November.

• All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 21 November.

Note:

When a person tests positive for COVID-19 but 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.

• All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 21 November.

• All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 21 November.