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Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Friday 20 November


The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 8 additional deaths related to COVID-19.

There has been a total of 2,018 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight Thursday 19 November, the HPSC has been notified of 330 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 69,802* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

(*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 1 confirmed case. The figure of 69,802 confirmed cases reflects this.)

Of the cases notified today:

  • 171 are men and 155 are women
  • 64% are under 45 years of age
  • the median age is 37 years old
  • 99 in Dublin, 28 in Cork, 26 in Louth, 25 in Meath, 21 in Donegal and the remaining 131 cases are spread across 20 other counties

As of 2pm today, 283 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 33 are in ICU. There have been 13 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 19 November 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)

County
Today’s Cases (to midnight 19/11/20)
14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population (14 days to midnight 19/11/20)
New Cases during last 14 days (14 days to midnight 19/11/20)
Ireland
330
113.1
5,384
Donegal
21
266.3
424
Limerick
14
217.0
423
Louth
26
186.2
240
Waterford
9
161.0
187
Roscommon
<5
159.6
103
Offaly
<5
137.2
107
Meath
25
129.2
252
Westmeath
<5
128.4
114
Dublin
99
119.0
1,604
Kilkenny
<5
111.9
111
Longford
5
105.2
43
Monaghan
7
102.6
63
Tipperary
<5
99.7
159
Leitrim
0
96.7
31
Mayo
15
95.8
125
Carlow
<5
93.1
53
Cavan
<5
91.9
70
Clare
6
91.7
109
Sligo
8
85.5
56
Kildare
8
84.9
189
Laois
<5
83.8
71
Kerry
5
83.3
123
Cork
28
73.1
397
Wicklow
18
67.4
96
Galway
6
66.3
171
Wexford
7
42.1
63

Note:

The lowest national 14-day incidence rate was on 3 July 2020 when the rate was 2.98 cases per 100,000 population.

Hospital statistics

Total number of cases
69,472
Total number hospitalised
5,003
Total number admitted to ICU
604
Total number of deaths
1,759
Total number of healthcare workers
11,565
Number clusters notified
8,708
Cases associated with clusters
37,127
Median age
39
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 18 November.

Gender of patients

Gender
Number of cases
Male
32,643
Female
36,805
Unknown
24
Total
69,472
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 18 November.

Age range affected

Age range
Number of cases
0 - 4
1,752
5 - 14
4,223
15 - 24
12,088
25 - 34
11,735
35 - 44
10,903
45 - 54
10,559
55 - 64
7,507
65 - 74
4,023
75 - 84
3,533
85+
3,117
Unknown
32
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 18 November.

How COVID-19 is spreading

Transmission classification
%
Community transmission
31.1
Close contact with confirmed case
66.2
Travel abroad
1.4
Unknown
1.3
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 18 November.

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
55
5 - 14
49
15 - 24
161
25 - 34
309
35 - 44
398
45 - 54
636
55 - 64
725
65 - 74
896
75 - 84
1,101
85+
671
Unknown
2
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 18 November.

Cases by county

County
Number of cases
Change since the day before
Carlow
610
+9
Cavan
2,157
+7
Clare
1,458
+5
Cork
6,130
+43
Donegal
2,704
+26
Dublin
26,064
+170
Galway
2,574
+4
Kerry
1,291
+3
Kildare
4,003
+23
Kilkenny
918
+9
Laois
940
+3
Leitrim
264
+2
Limerick
2,581
+15
Longford
622
No change
Louth
1,961
+21
Mayo
1,360
+8
Meath
3,311
+21
Monaghan
1,200
+7
Offaly
1,142
+6
Roscommon
918
+6
Sligo
716
+2
Tipperary
1,427
+12
Waterford
970
+7
Westmeath
1,534
+4
Wexford
1,176
+8
Wicklow
1,441
+7
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 18 November.

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