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Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Saturday 9 May


The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 18 people with COVID-19 have died.

There have now been a total 1,446* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of 11am Saturday 9 May the HPSC has been notified of 219 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 22,760 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

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

Today’s data from the HPSC, as of midnight, Thursday 7 May (22,495 cases), reveals:

  • 57% are female and 43% are male
  • the median age of confirmed cases is 49 years
  • 2,954 cases (13%) have been hospitalised
  • of those hospitalised, 381 cases have been admitted to ICU
  • 6,669 cases are associated with healthcare workers
  • Dublin has the highest number of cases at 10,948 (49% of all cases) followed by Kildare with 1,317 cases (6%) and then Cork with 1,205 cases (5%)
  • of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 61%, close contact accounts for 35%, travel abroad accounts for 3%

ENDS

Notes to the Editor:

  • Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 1 death. The figure of 1,446 deaths reflects this.

Hospital statistics

Total number of cases
22,495
Total number hospitalised
2,954
Total number admitted to ICU
381
Total number of deaths
1,195
Total number of healthcare workers
6,669
Number clusters notified
746
Cases associated with clusters
8,119
Median age
49
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 7 May.

Gender of patients

Gender
Number
% of Total
Female
12879
57.3
Male
9552
42.5
Unknown
64
0.3
Total
22,495
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 7 May.

Age range affected

Age Group
Number
% of Total
<1
40
0.2
1 - 4
77
0.3
5 - 14
245
1.1
15 - 24
1567
7
25 - 34
3673
16.3
35 - 44
3891
17.3
45 - 54
4087
18.2
55 - 64
2939
13.1
65 - 74
1645
7.3
75 - 84
2116
9.4
85+
2189
9.7
Unknown
26
0.1
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 7 May.

How COVID-19 is spreading

Community transmission
61%
Close contact with confirmed case
36%
Travel Abroad
3%
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 7 May.

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 local transmission.

Hospitalised cases by age group

Age range
Number of cases
Percentage of total
<5
18
0.6
5 - 14
17
0.6
15 - 24
63
2.1
25 - 34
177
6
35 - 44
236
8
45 - 54
399
13.5
55 - 64
437
14.8
65 - 74
517
17.5
75 - 84
670
22.7
85+
418
14.2
Unknown
2
0.1
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 7 May.

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.

Carlow
136
0.6%
Cavan
748
3.3%
Clare
303
1.3%
Cork
1205
5.4%
Donegal
469
2.1%
Dublin
10948
48.7%
Galway
382
1.7%
Kerry
303
1.3%
Kildare
1317
5.9%
Kilkenny
271
1.2%
Laois
247
1.1%
Leitrim
66
0.3%
Limerick
570
2.5%
Longford
264
1.2%
Louth
715
3.2%
Mayo
522
2.3%
Meath
754
3.4%
Monaghan
447
2%
Offaly
349
1.6%
Roscommon
234
1%
Sligo
116
0.5%
Tipperary
515
2.3%
Waterford
143
0.6%
Westmeath
640
2.8%
Wexford
194
0.9%
Wicklow
637
2.8%
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 7 May.

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