Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Wednesday 25 November
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 25 November 2020
- Last updated on: 27 November 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 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.
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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)
Hospital statistics
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 23 November.
Gender of patients
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 23 November.
Age range affected
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 23 November.
How COVID-19 is spreading
- 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
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 23 November.
Cases by county
- All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 23 November.