Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Sunday 13 September
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 13 September 2020
- Last updated on: 15 September 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 informed that 1 person with COVID-19 has died.
There has now been a total of 1,784 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Saturday 12 September, the HPSC has been notified of 255 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 30,985 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
- 129 are men and 123 are women
- 68% are under 45 years of age
- 34% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 69 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 156 are in Dublin, 22 in Waterford, 13 in Donegal, 11 in Wicklow, 9 in Limerick, 8 in Kildare, 5 in Clare and the remaining 31 cases are in Carlow, Cork, Galway, Kerry, Laois, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Offaly, Tipperary, Westmeath and Wexford
The HSE is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.
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Hospital statistics
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 11 September.
Gender of patients
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 11 September.
Age range affected
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 11 September.
How COVID-19 is spreading
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 11 September.
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 Friday 11 September.
Cases by county
Note: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre have advised that in the process of validating data and reviewing addresses, county totals may change due to cases being reassigned to another county. Totals can go up or down.
- All statistics measured at midnight on Friday 11 September.