Press release

Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Wednesday 15 July

From: Department of Health
Published on: 15 July 2020
Last updated on: 4 August 2020

Hospital statistics
Gender of patients
Age range affected
How COVID-19 is spreading
Hospitalised cases by age group
Cases by county

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 2 people with COVID-19 have died.

There has now been a total of 1,748 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight Tuesday 14 July, the HPSC has been notified of 14 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 25,683* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. (*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 1 confirmed case. The figure of 25,683 confirmed cases reflects this.)

The HSE is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.

Dr. Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:

"The National Public Health Emergency Team met yesterday (Tuesday 14 July) and will meet again on Thursday (16 July) to review Ireland’s ongoing response and preparedness to COVID-19.

"We are at a sensitive stage in the pandemic - this requires caution and collective effort to hold firm and keep the virus suppressed in the community. Continue to follow public health advice."

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	25,669
Total number hospitalised	3,337
Total number admitted to ICU	437
Total number of deaths	1,488
Total number of healthcare workers	8,313
Number clusters notified	1,976
Cases associated with clusters	13,282
Median age	48

All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 13 July.

Gender of patients

Gender	Number of cases	% of total
Female	14,672	57.2
Male	10,970	42.7
Unknown	27	0.1
Total	25,669

All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 13 July.

Age range affected

Age range	Number of cases	% of total
0 - 4	179	0.7
5 - 14	336	1.3
15 - 24	1944	7.6
25 - 34	4326	16.9
35 - 44	4517	17.6
45 - 54	4596	17.9
55 - 64	3267	12.7
65 - 74	1811	7.1
75 - 84	2299	9
85+	2372	9.2
Unknown	22	0.1

All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 13 July.

How COVID-19 is spreading

Transmission classification	%
Community transmission	32.3
Close contact with confirmed case	65.3
Travel abroad	2.4

All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 13 July.

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	% of total
0 - 4	23	0.7
5 - 14	17	0.5
15 - 24	75	2.3
25 - 34	198	5.9
35 - 44	274	8.2
45 - 54	448	13.4
55 - 64	496	14.9
65 - 74	584	17.5
75 - 84	744	22.3
85+	476	14.3
Unknown	2	0.1

All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 13 July.

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.

County	Number of cases	% of total
Carlow	176	0.7
Cavan	865	3.4
Clare	369	1.4
Cork	1550	6
Donegal	468	1.8
Dublin	12326	48
Galway	489	1.9
Kerry	316	1.2
Kildare	1517	5.9
Kilkenny	356	1.4
Laois	265	1
Leitrim	82	0.3
Limerick	589	2.3
Longford	287	1.1
Louth	789	3.1
Mayo	573	2.2
Meath	817	3.2
Monaghan	540	2.1
Offaly	486	1.9
Roscommon	346	1.4
Sligo	148	0.6
Tipperary	543	2.1
Waterford	166	0.7
Westmeath	676	2.6
Wexford	221	0.9
Wicklow	709	2.8

All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 13 July.

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