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Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Wednesday 22 July


The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that one person with COVID-19 has died.

There has now been a total of 1,754 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight Tuesday 21 July, the HPSC has been notified of 17 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 25,819 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.

Dr. Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:

"I appreciate how difficult it is for people to limit their social activities and to physically distance from friends and loved ones.

"These actions are vital to our collective effort to suppress this highly infectious disease as we work towards reopening our schools and our healthcare services, and to protect our healthcare workers who have been at the frontline of this pandemic over the past six months."

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

ENDS

Hospital statistics

Total number of cases
25,802
Total number hospitalised
3,340
Total number admitted to ICU
438
Total number of deaths
1,497
Total number of healthcare workers
8,355
Number clusters notified
2,153
Cases associated with clusters
13,669
Median age
48
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 20 July.

Gender of patients

Gender
Number of cases
% of total
Female
14,725
57.1
Male
11,049
42.8
Unknown
28
0.1
Total
25,802
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 20 July.

Age range affected

Age range
Number of cases
0 - 4
183
5 - 14
340
15 - 24
1965
25 - 34
4359
35 - 44
4536
45 - 54
4618
55 - 64
3279
65 - 74
1826
75 - 84
2303
85+
2372
Unknown
21
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 20 July.

How COVID-19 is spreading

Transmission classification
%
Community transmission
31.7
Close contact with confirmed case
65.8
Travel abroad
2.4
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 20 July.

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

Age range
Number of cases
0 - 4
22
5 - 14
18
15 - 24
75
25 - 34
198
35 - 44
274
45 - 54
447
55 - 64
497
65 - 74
587
75 - 84
745
85+
476
Unknown
1
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 20 July.

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.

County
Number of cases
% of total
Change since previous day
Carlow
179
0.7
+1
Cavan
867
3.4
No change
Clare
369
1.4
No change
Cork
1560
6.1
+3
Donegal
472
1.8
No change
Dublin
12411
48.1
+21
Galway
492
1.9
No change
Kerry
316
1.2
No change
Kildare
1525
5.9
+1
Kilkenny
356
1.4
No change
Laois
267
1
+1
Leitrim
83
0.3
No change
Limerick
590
2.3
+1
Longford
287
1.1
No change
Louth
791
3.1
No change
Mayo
574
2.2
No change
Meath
822
3.2
+5
Monaghan
541
2.1
+1
Offaly
487
1.9
+1
Roscommon
346
1.3
No change
Sligo
148
0.6
No change
Tipperary
543
2.1
No change
Waterford
166
0.6
No change
Westmeath
676
2.6
No change
Wexford
223
0.9
No change
Wicklow
711
2.8
+1
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 20 July.

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