Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Sunday 29 November

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 2 additional deaths related to COVID-19.

There has been a total of 2,052 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight Saturday 28 November, the HPSC has been notified of 299 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 72,241 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

Of the cases notified today:

• 158 are men and 141 are women
• 67% are under 45 years of age
• the median age is 34 years old
• 94 are in Dublin, 41 in Donegal, 27 in Wicklow, 14 in Louth, 13 in Limerick and the remaining 110 cases are spread across 20 other counties

As of 2pm today, 257 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 30 are in ICU. There have been 7 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 28 November 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)

• All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 27 November.

• All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 27 November.

• All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 27 November.

• All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 27 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 Friday 27 November.

• All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 27 November.