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Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Wednesday 25 November


The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 6 additional deaths related to COVID-19.

There has been a total of 2,033* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

(*Validation of data at the HPSC led to the denotification of 1 death. The figure of 2,033 deaths reflects this.)

As of midnight Tuesday 24 November, the HPSC has been notified of 269 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 71,187* * confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

(* *Validation of data at the HPSC led to the denotification of 12 confirmed cases. The figure of 71,187 confirmed cases reflects this.)

Of the cases notified today:

  • 123 are men and 146 are women
  • 64% are under 45 years of age
  • the median age is 35 years old
  • 88 in Dublin, 42 in Cork, 25 in Limerick, 20 in Louth, 16 in Donegal, and the remaining 78 spread across 17 other counties

As of 2pm today, 260 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 36 are in ICU. There have been 23 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 24 November 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)

County
Today’s Cases (to midnight 24/11/20)
14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population (14 days to midnight 24/11/20)
New Cases during last 14 days (14 days to midnight 24/11/20)
Ireland
269
105.5
5,026
Donegal
16
222.4
354
Louth
20
208.7
269
Limerick
25
188.8
368
Waterford
<5
140.3
163
Roscommon
0
128.6
83
Dublin
88
117.4
1,582
Meath
12
115.4
225
Westmeath
<5
108.1
96
Offaly
<5
105.2
82
Longford
7
102.8
42
Monaghan
<5
102.6
63
Kilkenny
<5
101.8
101
Cavan
6
90.6
69
Tipperary
<5
86.5
138
Mayo
6
85.8
112
Cork
42
84.6
459
Kildare
10
80.4
179
Clare
<5
80.0
95
Wicklow
12
76.5
109
Carlow
<5
72.0
41
Sligo
0
64.1
42
Galway
<5
62.0
160
Leitrim
0
56.2
18
Laois
5
54.3
46
Kerry
5
52.8
78
Wexford
0
34.7
52

Hospital statistics

Total number of cases
70,918
Total number hospitalised
5,117
Total number admitted to ICU
614
Total number of deaths
1,774
Total number of healthcare workers
11,728
Number clusters notified
9,134
Cases associated with clusters
38,564
Median age
39
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 23 November.

Gender of patients

Gender
Number of cases
Male
33,350
Female
37,535
Unknown
33
Total
70,918
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 23 November.

Age range affected

Age range
Number of cases
0 - 4
1,801
5 - 14
4,400
15 - 24
12,399
25 - 34
11,948
35 - 44
11,121
45 - 54
10,743
55 - 64
7,627
65 - 74
4,091
75 - 84
3,599
85+
3,156
Unknown
33
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 23 November.

How COVID-19 is spreading

Transmission classification
%
Community transmission
30.6
Close contact with confirmed case
66.8
Travel abroad
1.4
Unknown
1.2
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 23 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.

Hospitalised cases by age group

Age range
Number of cases
0 - 4
55
5 - 14
50
15 - 24
164
25 - 34
314
35 - 44
410
45 - 54
645
55 - 64
738
65 - 74
913
75 - 84
1,135
85+
691
Unknown
2
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 23 November.

Cases by county

County
Number of cases
Change since the day before
Carlow
617
+2
Cavan
2,173
+2
Clare
1,485
+4
Cork
6,280
+6
Donegal
2,824
+41
Dublin
26,563
+61
Galway
2,601
+6
Kerry
1,310
+2
Kildare
4,047
+3
Kilkenny
961
+8
Laois
955
+2
Leitrim
263
No change
Limerick
2,660
+12
Longford
636
+2
Louth
2,058
+13
Mayo
1,406
+4
Meath
3,361
No change
Monaghan
1,226
+3
Offaly
1,148
No change
Roscommon
931
No change
Sligo
733
No change
Tipperary
1,462
+22
Waterford
1,000
+5
Westmeath
1,541
+3
Wexford
1,192
+3
Wicklow
1,485
+10
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 23 November.

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