Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Monday 19 October
From Department of Health
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From Department of Health
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There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today.
There has been a total of 1,852 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Sunday 18 October, the HPSC has been notified of 1,031 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 50,993 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
As of 2pm today, 298 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 34 are in ICU. There have been 20 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:
"If you have symptoms of COVID-19, if you are waiting for a test result or if you are a confirmed case, you must self-isolate for 10 days from when you first develop symptoms. Self-isolation means staying in your room, away from other members of your household.
"If you live in a house with a confirmed case do not go to work or school. You must stay at home and restrict your movements for 14 days."
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.
ENDS
County | Today’s Cases (to midnight 18/10/20) | 14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population (14 days to midnight 18/10/20) | New Cases during last 14 days (14 days to midnight 18/10/20) |
NATIONAL | 1,031 | 261.7 | 12,464 |
Cavan | 31 | 824.4 | 628 |
Meath | 35 | 490.1 | 956 |
Monaghan | 13 | 364.9 | 224 |
Donegal | 39 | 347.4 | 553 |
Sligo | 30 | 329.6 | 216 |
Clare | 32 | 325.7 | 387 |
Westmeath | 26 | 318.8 | 283 |
Cork | 232 | 308.4 | 1,674 |
Galway | 60 | 288.3 | 744 |
Wexford | 11 | 271.8 | 407 |
Kildare | 41 | 255.3 | 568 |
Longford | 12 | 254.4 | 104 |
Limerick | 47 | 249.4 | 486 |
Kerry | 47 | 241.0 | 356 |
Leitrim | <5 | 237.2 | 76 |
Roscommon | 10 | 232.4 | 150 |
Dublin | 235 | 232.3 | 3,130 |
Offaly | 13 | 195.0 | 152 |
Laois | 23 | 186.5 | 158 |
Louth | 5 | 177.7 | 229 |
Carlow | 11 | 166.9 | 95 |
Mayo | 27 | 166.3 | 217 |
Kilkenny | 8 | 153.2 | 152 |
Waterford | 17 | 145.5 | 169 |
Wicklow | 6 | 119.4 | 170 |
Tipperary | 16 | 112.8 | 180 |
Total number of cases | 49,962 |
Total number hospitalised | 3,997 |
Total number admitted to ICU | 513 |
Total number of deaths | 1,596 |
Total number of healthcare workers | 9,917 |
Number clusters notified | 5,590 |
Cases associated with clusters | 25,289 |
Median age | 41 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 17 October.
Gender | Number of cases | Change since the day before |
Female | 26,724 | +653 |
Male | 23,190 | +629 |
Unknown | 48 | +1 |
Total | 49,962 | +1,283 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 17 October.
Age range | Number of cases | Change since the day before |
0 - 4 | 924 | +45 |
5 - 14 | 2,181 | +134 |
15 - 24 | 8,080 | +306 |
25 - 34 | 8,751 | +210 |
35 - 44 | 8,072 | +182 |
45 - 54 | 7,830 | +160 |
55 - 64 | 5,564 | +127 |
65 - 74 | 2,979 | +65 |
75 - 84 | 2,869 | +30 |
85+ | 2,685 | +23 |
Unknown | 27 | +1 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 17 October.
Transmission classification | % |
Community transmission | 27.8 |
Close contact with confirmed case | 63 |
Travel abroad | 1.8 |
Unknown | 7.5 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 17 October.
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.
Age range | Number of cases | Change since the day before |
0 - 4 | 41 | No change |
5 - 14 | 33 | No change |
15 - 24 | 120 | No change |
25 - 34 | 255 | +2 |
35 - 44 | 324 | +2 |
45 - 54 | 521 | +2 |
55 - 64 | 596 | +1 |
65 - 74 | 706 | +5 |
75 - 84 | 861 | +2 |
85+ | 538 | +3 |
Unknown | 2 | No change |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 17 October.
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.
County | Number of cases | Change since the day before |
Carlow | 385 | +20 |
Cavan | 1,603 | +44 |
Clare | 1,030 | +22 |
Cork | 3,845 | +156 |
Donegal | 1,649 | +12 |
Dublin | 20,832 | +408 |
Galway | 1,542 | +51 |
Kerry | 753 | +36 |
Kildare | 3,207 | +87 |
Kilkenny | 628 | +10 |
Laois | 644 | +23 |
Leitrim | 194 | +5 |
Limerick | 1,518 | +54 |
Longford | 475 | +13 |
Louth | 1,312 | +7 |
Mayo | 861 | +30 |
Meath | 2,071 | +80 |
Monaghan | 941 | +17 |
Offaly | 911 | +25 |
Roscommon | 634 | +27 |
Sligo | 397 | +8 |
Tipperary | 999 | +36 |
Waterford | 505 | +5 |
Westmeath | 1,059 | +40 |
Wexford | 828 | +35 |
Wicklow | 1,139 | +32 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 17 October.