Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Tuesday 9 June
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 9 June 2020
- Last updated on: 10 June 2020
- Cases as on Sunday 7 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 9 people with COVID-19 have died.
There have now been a total 1,691* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Monday 8 June the HPSC has been notified of 9 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 25,215** 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.
There is currently a total of 110 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in hospital. Of these, 35 cases are currently in ICU.
Cases as on Sunday 7 June
Today’s data from the HPSC, as of midnight, Sunday 7 June (25,206 cases), reveals:
- 57% are female and 43% are male
- the median age of confirmed cases is 48 years
- 3,331 cases (13%) have been hospitalised
- of those hospitalised, 413 cases have been admitted to ICU
- 8,087 cases are associated with healthcare workers
- Dublin has the highest number of cases at 12,159 (48% of all cases) followed by Cork with 1,529 cases (6%) and then Kildare with 1,424 cases (6%)
- of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 38%, close contact accounts for 59%, travel abroad accounts for 2%
As of midnight Monday 8 June, 367,780 tests have been carried out. Over the past week, 19,364 tests were carried out. 185 tests were positive, giving a positivity rate of 1%.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:
"While today we report 9 new cases and the situation continues to improve in both Ireland and across Europe, the World Health Organization has noted that now is not the time to ‘take the foot off the pedal’ and that countries need to continue to work hard to avoid complacency and promote solidarity.”
Dr. Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:
"Contact tracing and public health surveillance are essential elements in our response to COVID-19. Public Health doctors and their teams have quietly undertaken an extraordinary effort to contact trace over 25,000 COVID-19 cases to date. Going forward, we can all assist them in their work by limiting the number of people we meet and keeping a log of the people we interact with every day.”
ENDS
Notes to the Editor:
- Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 1 death. The figure of 1,691 deaths reflects this.
**Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 1 confirmed case. The figure of 25,215 confirmed cases reflects this.
ENDS
Hospital statistics
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 7 June.
Gender of patients
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 7 June.
Age range affected
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 7 June.
How COVID-19 is spreading
- All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 7 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 7 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 7 June.