Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Tuesday 16 June
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 16 June 2020
- Last updated on: 17 June 2020
- Cases as on Sunday 14 June
- 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 3 people with COVID-19 have died.
There have now been a total of 1,709 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Monday 15 June the HPSC has been notified of 14 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 25,334* 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 25,334 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. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:
"As of midnight Monday 14 June, 386,572 tests have been carried out. Over the past week, 18,758 were carried out. 146 tests were positive, giving a positivity rate of 0.8%."
ENDS
Cases as on Sunday 14 June
Today’s data from the HPSC, as of midnight, Sunday 14 June (25,320 cases), reveals:
- 57% are female and 43% are male
- the median age of confirmed cases is 48 years
- 3,282 cases (13%) have been hospitalised
- of those hospitalised, 418 cases have been admitted to ICU
- 8,139 cases are associated with healthcare workers
- Dublin has the highest number of cases at 12,228 (48% of all cases) followed by Cork with 1,533 cases (6%) and then Kildare with 1,434 cases (6%)
- of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 37%, close contact accounts for 60%, travel abroad accounts for 2%
Hospital statistics
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 14 June.
Gender of patients
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 14 June.
Age range affected
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 14 June.
How COVID-19 is spreading
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 14 June.
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
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 14 June.
Cases by county
Note: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre have advised that in the process of validating data and reviewing addresses, cases may be reassigned to another county.
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 14 June.