Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Monday 7 December

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

There has been a total of 2,099 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight Sunday 6 December, the HPSC has been notified of 242 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 74,468* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

(*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 20 confirmed cases. The figure of 74,468 confirmed cases reflects this.)

Of the cases notified today:

• 113 are men and 129 are women
• 63% are under 45 years of age
• the median age is 37 years old
• 76 in Dublin, 27 in Donegal, 22 in Kilkenny, 16 in Galway, 14 in Louth and the remaining 87 cases are spread across 18 other counties

As of 2pm today, 223 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 28 are in ICU. There have been 9 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 6 December 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)

• All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 5 December.

• All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 5 December.

• All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 5 December.

• All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 5 December.

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 5 December.

• All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 5 December.