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Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Thursday 3 December


The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 6 additional deaths related to COVID-19.

There has now been a total of 2,080 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight Wednesday 2 December, the HPSC has been notified of 183 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 73,228* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

(*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 21 confirmed cases. The figure of 73,228 confirmed cases reflects this.)

Of the cases notified today:

  • 82 are men and 101 are women
  • 60% are under 45 years of age
  • the median age is 36 years old
  • 56 in Dublin, 26 in Donegal, 13 in Limerick, 11 in Kilkenny, 11 in Monaghan and the remaining 66 cases are spread across 15 other counties

As of 2pm today, 239 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 32 are in ICU. There have been 10 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.

ENDS

Today’s cases, 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population and new cases in last 14 days (as of midnight 2 December 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)

County
Today’s Cases (to midnight 2/12/20)
14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population (14 days to midnight 2/12/20)
New Cases during last 14 days (14 days to midnight 2/12/20)
Ireland
183
79.7
3,794
Donegal
26
212.3
338
Louth
6
172.2
209
Kilkenny
11
147.1
146
Limerick
13
132.9
259
Monaghan
11
108.1
67
Wicklow
5
108.1
154
Carlow
9
98.4
56
Longford
<5
95.4
39
Dublin
56
90.8
1,223
Mayo
0
90.4
118
Tipperary
6
78.3
125
Waterford
6
74
86
Meath
9
61.5
120
Roscommon
<5
55.8
36
Cork
<5
52.3
284
Sligo
<5
51.9
34
Laois
0
50.8
43
Cavan
<5
49.9
38
Kildare
<5
48.5
105
Galway
7
45.7
118
Clare
0
42.9
51
Kerry
0
37.2
55
Offaly
0
37.2
29
Westmeath
<5
22.7
34
Leitrim
<5
9.4
3

Note:

Ireland’s current 7-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population is 36.9.

Hospital statistics

Total number of cases
73,045
Total number hospitalised
5,255
Total number admitted to ICU
624
Total number of deaths
1,821
Total number of healthcare workers
12,110
Number clusters notified
9,606
Cases associated with clusters
40,410
Median age
39
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 1 December.

Gender of patients

Gender
Number of cases
Male
34,432
Female
38,582
Unknown
31
Total
73,045
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 1 December.

Age range affected

Age range
Number of cases
0 - 4
1,898
5 - 14
4,650
15 - 24
12,792
25 - 34
12,260
35 - 44
11,476
45 - 54
11,039
55 - 64
7,802
65 - 74
4,194
75 - 84
3,692
85+
3,214
Unknown
28
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 1 December.

How COVID-19 is spreading

Transmission classification
%
Community transmission
30.2
Close contact with confirmed case
67.4
Travel abroad
1.4
Unknown
1.1
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 1 December.

Note:

When a person tests positive for COVID-19 but 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

Age range
Number of cases
0 - 4
56
5 - 14
49
15 - 24
169
25 - 34
326
35 - 44
420
45 - 54
665
55 - 64
753
65 - 74
940
75 - 84
1,165
85+
710
Unknown
2
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 1 December.

Cases by county

County
Number of cases
Change since the day before
Carlow
654
+10
Cavan
2,194
+2
Clare
1,503
-5
Cork
6,407
+7
Donegal
3,016
+38
Dublin
27,220
+58
Galway
2,686
+5
Kerry
1,344
+3
Kildare
4,110
+8
Kilkenny
1,054
+9
Laois
986
+3
Leitrim
266
+1
Limerick
2,818
+12
Longford
659
+2
Louth
2,155
+2
Mayo
1,478
+25
Meath
3,422
+6
Monaghan
1,256
+6
Offaly
1,169
+2
Roscommon
951
+6
Sligo
748
+13
Tipperary
1,540
+5
Waterford
1,047
+3
Westmeath
1,553
+2
Wexford
1,209
+1
Wicklow
1,590
+28
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 1 December.

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