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An analysis of the 6,444 cases of COVID-19 in Ireland (as of Tuesday 7 April 2020)
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 9 April 2020
- Last updated on: 24 September 2020
- Breakdown of the 263 COVID-19 deaths in Ireland
- Hospital statistics
- Gender of patients
- Age range affected
- How COVID-19 is spreading
- Hospitalised cases by age group
- Cases by county
The data from the HPSC, as of midnight, 7 April (6,444 cases), reveals:
- 45% are male and 53% are female, with 317 clusters involving 1391 cases
- the median age of confirmed cases is 48 years
- 1,521 cases (24%) have been hospitalised
- of those hospitalised, 230 cases have been admitted to ICU
- 1,765 cases are associated with healthcare workers
- Dublin has the highest number of cases at 3557 (55% of all cases) followed by Cork with 472 cases (7%)
- of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 67%, close contact accounts for 24%, travel abroad accounts for 9%
Breakdown of the 263 COVID-19 deaths in Ireland
- 187 cases (72%) occurred in a hospital environment
- 30 cases (11%) were in Intensive Care Units
- 214 cases had underlying health conditions
- 161 were male and 102 were female
- the median age was 81
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 6444 | |
| Total number hospitalised | 1521 | |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 230 | |
| Total number of deaths | 257 | |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 1765 | |
| Number clusters notified | 317 | |
| Median age | 48 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 7 April.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number | % of Total |
| Female | 3425 | 53.2 |
| Male | 2923 | 45.4 |
| Unknown | 96 | 1.5 |
| Total | 6444 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 7 April.
Age range affected
| Age Group | Number | % of Total |
| <1 | 14 | 0.2 |
| 1 - 4 | 19 | 0.3 |
| 5 - 14 | 43 | 0.7 |
| 15 - 24 | 384 | 6 |
| 25 - 34 | 1103 | 17.1 |
| 35 - 44 | 1176 | 18.2 |
| 45 - 54 | 1219 | 18.9 |
| 55 - 64 | 922 | 14.3 |
| 65+ | 1544 | 24 |
| Unknown | 20 | 0.3 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 7 April.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Community transmission | 67% |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 24% |
| Travel Abroad | 9% |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 7 April.
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 local transmission.
Hospitalised cases by age group
| Age range | Number of cases | Percentage of total |
| <5 | 9 | 0.6 |
| 5 - 14 | 4 | 0.3 |
| 15 - 24 | 37 | 2.4 |
| 25 - 34 | 103 | 6.8 |
| 35 - 44 | 130 | 8.5 |
| 45 - 54 | 231 | 15.2 |
| 55 - 64 | 237 | 15.6 |
| 65+ | 768 | 50.5 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.1 |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 7 April.
Cases by county
| Carlow | 16 | 0.2% |
| Cavan | 132 | 2% |
| Clare | 68 | 1.1% |
| Cork | 472 | 7.3% |
| Donegal | 125 | 1.9% |
| Dublin | 3557 | 55.2% |
| Galway | 134 | 2.1% |
| Kerry | 125 | 1.9% |
| Kildare | 253 | 3.9% |
| Kilkenny | 90 | 1.4% |
| Laois | 37 | 0.6% |
| Leitrim | 23 | 0.4% |
| Limerick | 173 | 2.7% |
| Longford | 36 | 0.6% |
| Louth | 106 | 1.6% |
| Mayo | 134 | 2.1% |
| Meath | 198 | 3.1% |
| Monaghan | 63 | 1% |
| Offaly | 81 | 1.3% |
| Roscommon | 22 | 0.3% |
| Sligo | 28 | 0.4% |
| Tipperary | 140 | 2.2% |
| Waterford | 56 | 0.9% |
| Westmeath | 142 | 2.2% |
| Wexford | 26 | 0.4% |
| Wicklow | 207 | 3% |
- All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 7 April.
≤ means 'less than or equal to'.